Bradley N. Kaanana

Honolulu Police Department — Honolulu, HI

Felonious

End of Watch July 3, 1965

Age 25

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

The Vigil Panel 100 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 50

Incident

Officer Bradley Kaanana was shot and killed by a sniper who was shooting at officers and tourists from Pali Lookout. In addition to killing Officer Kaanana, the shooter wounded two other officers and four tourists. The man was a mental patient who had been involved in other sniper shootings in the past. The killer was apprehended and sentenced to 50 years. The man was paroled in 1985 and set free in 1990. Officer Kaanana had served with the Honolulu Police Department for five years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Kaanana gave the Honolulu Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Kaanana.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Honolulu Police Department

Location Honolulu, HI

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

Service Record

End of Watch July 3, 1965

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle; .30 caliber

Offender Released in 1990

Officer Bradley N. Kaanana is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 5.8 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

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

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious