Security Guard Training Hawaii is a Division of
TRANSCEND INC.
Major Jeffrey B. Owens CSP, CTM, CVP (Honolulu Police Dept. Retired)
Security Guard Training Hawaii is a division of Transcend Inc., a locally owned family company founded in 2002. We are a State of Hawaii approved curriculum developer and provider of the mandatory Initial Security Guard Instruction required to be registered as a Guard Employee; as well as the Four-Hour Security Guard Continuing Education courses required to renew Guard Employee Registrations. As a State of Hawaii licensed Guard Agency and Private Detective Agency we have done the work and understand the reality of providing professional guard and investigative services in Hawaii, and training reflects our real-world foundation.
Transcend Inc. is the umbrella company for Security Guard Training Hawaii, Transcend Training and Consulting, and Jeffrey Owens, Keynote Speaker
Founder Major Jeffrey Owens CSP, CTM, CVP, (HPD-Ret) a former Member of the Board of Private Detectives and Guards, is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) by the National Speakers Association, a Certified Virtual Presenter (CVP), a Certified Threat Manager (CTM) by the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, and Inductee to both the Hawaii Speakers Hall of Fame, and the Virtual Speakers Hall of Fame. He ran a 600 person Guard Agency in Hawaii, is a former Hostage Negotiator and retired Major with the Honolulu Police Department.
At the October 2024 awards gala, the Law Enforcement and Security Coalition of Hawaii presented Jeff the 2024 Elwood J. McQuire TOP COP award “For outstanding service, support, assistance, and activity benefiting the fields of law enforcement, emergency management, private security, and criminal justice.
Jeff Owens professional memberships include the National Speakers Association (NSA), the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP), Global Virtual Speakers Association, Cigar PEG, Speakers Association of Hawaii (SAH) (Co-Founder), SHRM-Hawaii, ASIS Int’l, Hawaii Hotel Visitor Industry Security Association (HHVISA), Threat Team Oahu (TTO), and Aloha Society of Association Executives (ASSC), and the Association and Society Speakers Community.
Jeff serves on an ad hoc committee to advise the State of Hawaii Board of Private Detectives and Guards on various issues including Continuing Education training topics.
Transcend Inc. and Security Guard Training Hawaii, like founder Jeffrey Owens, adheres to the principles of Integrity and Excellence in Service.
State of Hawaii Licenses:
Jeffrey Owens: Principle Guard (GD793), Private Detective (PD-792), Security Guard Training Instructor
Transcend Inc./Security Guard Training Hawaii: Guard Agency License GDA-795 & Private Detective Agency License PDA-793