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Abraham E. Mahiko
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Officer

Abraham E. Mahiko

Honolulu Police Department — Honolulu, HI
Felonious
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End of Watch December 16, 1963
Age 22
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 1 mo
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Gender Male
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Incident

Officer Abraham Mahiko and Officer Andrew Morales were shot and killed at the intersection of Cooke Street and Kawaiahao Street. As they walked up to a suspicious vehicle, the occupants opened fire, killing both. Unknown to them, the subjects had planned to rob the Nikko Cafe and Denver Grill and were waiting for the patrons to leave. Three men, ages 20, 20, and 30, were arrested and charged with their murders a week later. A fourth suspect, age 20, was arrested on January 2, 1964, in San Francisco by FBI agents. In 1964, one suspect was sentenced to 60 years for an unrelated robbery committed a week before the officer's murders. On April 8, 1965, that suspect and another, who both fired the fatal shots, were convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to life without parole. Both were still in prison in 2000. The other two were allowed to plead guilty to accessory after the fact. It was the first time in the department's history that two officers died at the same time in the line of duty. Officer Mahiko had served with the Honolulu Police Department for just over one year. He was survived by his expectant wife and 1-year-old child. His second child was born in February.

Survivors

He was survived by his expectant wife and 1-year-old child.

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You barely got started.
Officer Mahiko gave the Honolulu Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Mahiko.

— 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 December 16, 1963
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 1 mo
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Abraham is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1963, 71 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 100th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Abraham was 22. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Abraham had served 1.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.8%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Honolulu Police Department has 52 officers remembered here, Abraham among them.

Across the years
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Where

Officer Abraham E. Mahiko

Honolulu Police Department · End of Watch December 16, 1963

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 62-W

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