Officer Montalbo: Hometown Hero | Honolulu News

Officer Roxanne Montalbo just became Hawaii’s first-ever Hometown Hero Award recipient, honored by the U.S. Department of Justice for transforming community policing with compassion, leadership, and relentless action. Beyond arrests, she’s rebuilding lives—connecting homeless families to shelter, mentoring kids, and even showing up on her day off during a storm to save a mother and child. As part of Honolulu’s District 8 Community Policing Team, Montalbo proves that empathy and proactive engagement can turn crisis into connection, setting a powerful example for what real community policing looks like. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e2dd82be494661a8