Roll of Honor
Incident
Pilot Thomas Moher and Officer Merlin Kaeo were killed when the helicopter they were flying struck utility wires in above Halawa Stream near Halawa Quarry. Pilot Moher had served with the Honolulu Police Department for six months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Pilot Moher served with the Honolulu Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Pilot Moher.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Pilot Thomas A. Moher is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 12.8 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
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. Thomas A. Moher's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas A. Moher Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas A. Moher is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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