Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer David Kaohi was killed in an automobile crash on Round Island Road (modern-day Kamehameha Highway) in Pearl City.
He was on patrol in the early morning hours when his car left the roadway and struck a tree.
Officer Kaohi had served with the Honolulu Police Department for over 25 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his daughter and two adopted sons.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
25 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Kaohi gave the Honolulu Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Kaohi.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer David Kahikoula Kaohi 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. David Kahikoula Kaohi's cause is highlighted.
How David Kahikoula Kaohi Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Kahikoula Kaohi is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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