Peter Robert Avillanoza

Honolulu Police Department — Honolulu, HI

Firefighter → Oklahoma City → Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch April 19, 1995

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Laid to Rest Memorials 1 Also Remembered Department 51

Incident

Music was one of the joys of Peter Avillanoza’s life. He played a variety of musical instruments and loved to compose and sing Hawaiian songs. A strong supporter of the community, Avillanoza was a football and baseball coach and taught judo at the YMCA. A native of Honolulu, Avillanoza was a former police officer and firefighter in Honolulu. He earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in public administration. He was transferred to Oklahoma City from California to become the director of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity shortly before the bombing. Before the transfer, he worked in the HUD offices in San Francisco, Orange County, CA, and Hawaii. He also worked for the Department of Justice. He had 6 Children and 14 Grandchildren.

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Agency

Department Honolulu Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Platform Identity hpd.honolulu.hi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 19, 1995

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Laid to Rest Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery · May 8, 1995

Military Service

Peter Robert Avillanoza served in the U.S. Army (1956â1959) before joining law enforcement.

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Peter Robert Avillanoza 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 97,787 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.

Honolulu Police Department

of 51 officers

39.2% Felonious

HI — Statewide

of 64 officers

48.4% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,787 officers

0% Felonious