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Thomas A. Moher
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Thomas A. Moher

Honolulu Police Department — Honolulu, HI
Veteran → Veteran → Accident
United States flag Hawaii flag
End of Watch March 16, 1977
Age 40
Tour of Duty 6 mo
The Vigil Panel 118 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 50

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.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-HI-4402021B
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Last updated
August 2, 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

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 March 16, 1977
Tour of Duty 6 mo
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Thomas A. Moher served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1955–1956) before joining law enforcement.

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Pilot Thomas A. Moher is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 43.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

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.

Honolulu Police Department
28
of 51 officers
54.9% Accident
HI — Statewide
28
of 64 officers
43.8% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas A. Moher's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Thomas A. Moher Compares

Age at Death
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas A. Moher is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Thomas A. Moher served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1955–1956) before joining law enforcement.

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