Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Bronson Kaliloa was shot and fatally wounded at approximately 9:30 pm as he and other officers conducted a high-risk traffic stop of a wanted subject on Highway 11, in the area of Kukui Camp Road, in Mountain View.
As officers approached the vehicle the wanted subject exited and opened fire with a handgun, striking Officer Bronson in the neck and leg. Other officers returned fire as the subject fled into a dense area of brush along the roadside.
Officer Kaliloa was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds shortly after midnight.
The subject who murdered Officer Kaliloa was located when several associates attempted to smuggle him through a checkpoint in South Point. As a member of the agency's Special Response Team opened the rear hatch of an SUV the subject emerged from underneath a blanket an opened fire, wounding the officer. Other members of the SRT returned fire, killing the subject and wounding one of the other subjects. All of the subjects were taken into custody and held in connection with being accomplices.
Officer Kaliloa had served with the Hawaii County Police Department for 10 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three young children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer II Kaliloa gave the Hawai'i County Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hilo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer II Kaliloa.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer II Bronson Kaimana Kaliloa is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In HI, 31 of 64 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.4% of this state's fallen. That is 48.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Hawai'i County Police Department, 4 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bronson Kaimana Kaliloa's cause is highlighted.
How Bronson Kaimana Kaliloa Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Bronson Kaimana Kaliloa is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Bronson Kaimana Kaliloa was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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