Garret Davis came to the islands to pursue a career in law enforcement.
"Officer Davis was a fine young officer beginning his career in the HPD," said Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha. "Officer Davis was proud to be a honolulu police officer and enjoyed police work."
He stood out among colleagues at the honolulu police department for his demeanor and commitment to service and selflessness.
"Happy go lucky kind of guy, in his recruit class, 161st recruit class, his recruit class members remember him as always putting everybody else’s needs before his own," said State of Hawaii Police Officers Union president Tenari Maafala.
He was awarded a certificate of merit in 2010 for aiding in the rescue of a suicidal woman two miles offshore of Haleiwa.
"Although not a swimmer himself, officer davis assisted lifeguards on a personal water craft and was able to bring the woman ashore safely," Kealoha said.
"[He was] very, very willing to help everybody who needs help, not only within the police department, but of course the community at large," Maafala says.
Colleagues mourn the man who lost his life doing what he did best – helping and protecting others.
"He literally is a hero twice over, for doing what he does as a police officer, and he saved those people’s lives in the car that he stopped to help. [It] could have been them easily, could have been them easily," Maafala said.
Officers are still in shock over the loss and the devastating scene of the accident.
"It’s a very tragic situation, of course being fellow police officers and just a human being, knowing that somebody’s there that has just lost his life makes it that much harder," Maafala says.
On behalf of Honolulu’s police force, their families and Davis’ ohana, Davis’ colleagues are reaching out to Honolulu drivers.
"Tragedies like this could easily be avoided if people could be a little more cautious," Maafala says.
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