Jordan Lowe
DIRECTOR
Jordan has over 40 years of law enforcement experience with various federal, state, and local agencies. Most recently, he has been the Director of Department of Law Enforcement and Deputy Director for Law Enforcement for the Department of Public Safety since 2020. In these roles, he initiated the framework development for DLE and has managed administrative oversight for the Sheriff Division and Narcotics Enforcement Division.
He has also served as the Chief Investigator for the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney at the City and County of Honolulu, Chief Special Agent at the Department of Taxation, Resident Agent in Charge for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and as a Special Agent for the Internal Revenue Service. With this extensive experience, he is well-equipped to help form the newly created department, develop its investigation programs, and centralize its enforcement functions.
DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT MAJOR FUNCTIONS
- Centralize the State law enforcement functions to enhance public safety, improve decision making, promote accountability, streamline communication, decrease costs, reduce duplication of efforts, and provide uniform training and standards.
- Enforce Hawaii’s Uniform Controlled Substance Act and the investigation and apprehension of violators of prohibited acts under provisions of Chapter 329 and Part IV of Chapter 712, HRS, and Chapter 200 through 202, Hawaii Administrative Rules Title 23.
- Preserve public peace, prevent crime, and protect the rights of persons and property as the primary law enforcement entity under the provisions of Chapter 353C-2(1), Hawaii Revised Statutes.
- Conduct criminal investigations of all violations of the Hawaii Revised Statutes committed by employees of the department and/or against property of the department.
- Develop, oversee, coordinate, direct, implement, and lead a comprehensive and integrated Homeland Security program for the State of Hawaii, in partnership with organizational federal, State, county and private sector stakeholders.
- Administer, through subordinate staff offices, administrative systems, services and operations in and for the department pertaining to general program planning, programming and evaluation, program budgeting, capital improvements, fiscal accounting and auditing, payroll, procurement and contracting, human resources, information technology, Office of the Inspector General, special programs, and other relevant functions consistent with sound administrative practices and applicable Federal, State, and departmental laws, rules and regulations.
- Administer statewide law enforcement programs that protect the public as well as safeguard State property and facilities; and enforces laws, rules, and regulations to prevent and control crime.
- Develop, oversee, coordinate, direct, implement, and lead a comprehensive and integrated Homeland Security program for the State of Hawaii, in partnership with organizational federal, State, county and private sector stakeholders.