Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Neville Colburn suffered a fatal heart attack while jogging on the track at the Honolulu Police Training Academy, in Waipahu, while participating in his department's fitness program.
He was found on the track unresponsive and transported to Queen’s Medical Center-West Oahu, where he was pronounced dead.
Captain Colburn had served with the Honolulu Police Department for 22 years and was the commander of the Police Training Academy.
Survivors
He is survived by his three daughters, mother, and brother.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
22 years. You could have gone home.
Captain Colburn gave the Honolulu Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Colburn.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Captain Neville Stanley Kealii Colburn is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In HI, 5 of 64 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7.8% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Honolulu Police Department, 3 of 51 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Neville Stanley Kealii Colburn's cause is highlighted.
How Neville Stanley Kealii Colburn Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Neville Stanley Kealii Colburn is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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