Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Ryan Goto was killed when his police motorcycle was struck head-on by another vehicle on Farrington Highway near La'aloa Street.
A box, which was being transported by a truck, fell off and landed in the fast lane. A vehicle directly behind tried to avoid the box and was rear-ended by a Ford Mustang, which sent the vehicle careening across a grass median and directly into the path of the motorcycle officers who were riding in a "pack" formation.
The vehicle struck Officer Goto and two other motorcycle officers.
Officer Goto was transported to St. Francis Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The other two officers were taken to a different hospital in serious condition. A 10-year-old girl in one of the other vehicles was also killed.
Officer Goto had served in law enforcement for 13 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his 6-year-old son, fiancée, and father.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Goto gave the Honolulu Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Goto.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Ryan Keith Goto 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. Ryan Keith Goto's cause is highlighted.
How Ryan Keith Goto Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ryan Keith Goto is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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