Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Bill Sapolu succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on Farrington Highway, east of Fort Barrette Road in Kapolei, on July 11th, 2023.
He was responding to backup another officer on a weapons violation call at about 9:00 pm when his motorcycle struck a concrete median. He was thrown from the motorcycle and sustained serious injuries. He remained in critical condition until his organs could be donated.
Officer Sapolu was a U.S. Army National Guard veteran and had served with the Honolulu Police Department for 21 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and children.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Sapolu gave the Honolulu Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Bill Sapolu served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Officer Bill Sapolu is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In HI, 28 of 64 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.8% of this state's fallen. That is 43.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Honolulu Police Department, 28 of 51 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 54.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bill Sapolu's cause is highlighted.
How Bill Sapolu Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bill Sapolu is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
Military Service
Bill Sapolu served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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