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Benjamin Kealoha
Department: Honolulu Police Department
Rank: Police Officer
End of Watch Date: 11/27/1971
Age: 31
Cause of Death: Motorcycle Crash
Year of Service: 2
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Officer Benjamin Kealoha was killed in a motorcycle crash while returning home on the H-1 Highway near Pensacola Street. As Officer Kealoah was driving on the rain-slicked highway, the car in front of him spun around and stopped. He attempted to lay his motorcycle down to avoid the crash. Officer Kealoha was taken to the hospital but died in surgery as a result of his injuries. Officer Kealoaha was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He had served with the Honolulu Police Department for 2 years.
Officer Benjamin Kealoha was killed in a motorcycle crash while returning home on the H-1 Highway near Pensacola Street. As Officer Kealoah was driving on the rain-slicked highway, the car in front of him spun around and stopped. He attempted to lay his motorcycle down to avoid the crash. Officer Kealoha was taken to the hospital but died in surgery as a result of his injuries. Officer Kealoaha was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He had served with the Honolulu Police Department for 2 years.