Officers to give former HPD chief ‘final salute’ today
A section of South Beretania Street fronting the Honolulu Police Department will briefly close today for a “final salute” to honor retired Police Chief Francis Keala.
Keala, 86, died Jan. 7 of congestive failure at his Honolulu home. A graduate of St. Louis High School and the University of Hawaii, Keala was the first person with a college education to serve as chief of the police department from 1969 to 1983.
A memorial service will be held from 10 to 10:45 a.m. today at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary, 2233 Nuuanu Ave.
A funeral motorcade is expected to reach Beretania Street fronting the police department’s Alapai St. headquarters at approximately 11 a.m. where law enforcement will hold the final salute in honor of Keala.
Beretania Street from Ward Avenue to Alapai Street will be closed during that time.
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Keala was exactly the kind of gentleman with integrity, intelligence, and competence that we lack now.
Allie, have you been on this island for 33 years? How would you know what kind of a gentleman he is unless you’ve been trolling the isle since then.
Man, for a minute there I thought they were talking about Kealoha.
Me too, salute him all the way to the bank.
Crossed my mind as well. Figured the ‘final salute’ they would give former chief Kealoha would be the bird.
I was not here. Sounds like this man was well respected..