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Candlelight vigil honors HPD officer Kaulike Kalama

By Kat Wade / Special to the Star-Advertiser

Jan. 29, 2020

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Video by Allison Schaefers / aschaefers@staradvertiser.com
Hundreds gathered as the sun set on Sandy Beach to hold a candlelight vigil Tuesday honoring Honolulu police officer Kaulike Kalama, who was one of two officers killed on Jan. 19 responding to a landlord-tenant dispute.
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Kaulike Kalama's wife, Kaohi, and 14-year-old son, Kaumana, watch a whale breech at Sandy Beach. The beach was Kaulike's favorite hangout spot and where he proposed to his wife.
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Kaulike Kalama's wife, Kaohi, left, is greeted with a lei by Kaulike's cousin, Josh Kaulia.
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Kaulike Kalama's sister-in-law, Cassie Segovia, holds a photo of Kaulike at the candlelight vigil. At right are Kaulike's wife, Kaohi, and their son, Kalama.
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Kaulike Kalama's wife, Kaohi, shares a moment with their son, Kalama, at the candlelight vigil.
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Kaulike Kalama, 34, is remembered “as a local boy who loved Hawaii and serving his community as a police officer,” said Ohana Baptist Church Pastor Wayne Surface, who presided over Tuesday’s vigil.
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Sgt. John Martin hugs Kaulike Kalama's wife, Kaohi, after speaking at the candlelight service.
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Before the vigil began, friends and family saw two whales breaching, and some, including Kaulike Kalama's son, felt it was a sign that he was present. After all, they said, Sandy Beach was a special place for Kalama.
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Raiden Barrientos, 9, carries a Hawaiian flag representing the thin blue line between officers before the candlelight service for fallen Honolulu Police Officer Kaulike Kalama.
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HPD officers Kaulike Kalama and Tiffany Enriquez were killed on Jan. 19 while responding to a landlord-tenant dispute call on Hibiscus Drive. Funeral services for Kalama are pending. Funeral services for Enriquez will be held Thursday at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
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Family spokesperson pastor Wayne Surface with Ohana Baptist Church hugs Kaulike Kalama's wife, Kaohi, before the candlelight service. Surface described him as a “quiet hero” and “rock” whose strength supported those around him.
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Kaulike Kalama's family knew him as a devoted husband to his wife, Kaohi, and father to his 14-year-old son, Kaumana.
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Family members hug before the candlelight service for fallen HPD officer Kaulike Kalama.
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The vigil was attended by Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell and many law enforcement personnel, including Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard and Honolulu Police Deputy Chief John McCarthy.
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Law enforcement speakers included Kaulike Kalama’s HPD academy classmate Grant Pagarigan; his brother Keawe Kalama, a police officer in Arizona; and his Honolulu police sergeant John Martin, who presides over the East Honolulu district.
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Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard gets a hug from Kaulike Kalama's sector Sgt. John Martin during the candlelight service.
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Honolulu Police Deputy Chief John McCarthy and Kahu Kordell Kekoa light candles.
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Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard shouts out a "chee hoo" with the hundreds that turned out for the candlelight service at Sandy Beach.
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Family and friends place flowers in the ocean at Sandy Beach on Tuesday.
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Friends and family light candles for Kaulike Kalama's vigil.
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