Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Dannygriggs Padayao was struck and killed by a drunk driver while directing traffic at the scene of a minor traffic crash at approximately 10:30 pm.
He was setting out flares on Kamehameha Highway, near Kualoa Ranch when a pickup truck struck him. The driver of the truck then fled the scene but was arrested in the area later in the night. Officer Padayao was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The 22-year-old suspect was found guilty of negligent homicide and leaving the scene of an accident. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison with eligibility for parole after he served 7 years.
Officer Padayao had been a member of the Honolulu Police Department for 18 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his girlfriend and her three children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Padayao gave the Honolulu Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Padayao.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Dannygriggs M. Padayao 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 Honolulu Police Department, 20 of 51 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 39.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dannygriggs M. Padayao's cause is highlighted.
How Dannygriggs M. Padayao Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Dannygriggs M. Padayao was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.
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