Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Bryant Bayne and Officer Tate Kahakai were killed when their helicopter crashed during a search and rescue mission of a lost hiker on Koolauloa Mountain. Both officers had been picked up by the Honolulu Fire Department helicopter at Hauula Elementry School. They were being flown in a mesh basket to an area above Sacred Falls when the helicopter crashed. Officer Kahakai, Officer Bayne, and the pilot were all killed.
Survivors
Officer Bayne is survived by his wife, son, two daughters, parents, and two sisters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Bayne served with the Honolulu Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Bayne.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Bryant Brennon Bayne 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. Bryant Brennon Bayne's cause is highlighted.
How Bryant Brennon Bayne Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bryant Brennon Bayne is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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