Don’t Expect a ‘Co-Chief’ Anytime Soon at HPD
The Honolulu Police Commission sent state lawmakers a short letter that did nothing to address their concerns about how Police Chief Louis Kealoha runs his department.
Some Hawaii lawmakers might have lost faith in embattled Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha, but the people who control his future sure haven’t.
The Honolulu Police Commission gave short shrift to a letter from several state senators that called for the appointment of co-chiefs to help Kealoha run his department while he deals with a potentially damaging situation involving his stolen mailbox and his wife’s estranged uncle.
The Honolulu Police Commission is the only entity that can hire or fire the chief.
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In essence, the commission said state and local law doesn’t grant them the authority. But the commission didn’t do anything to address any of the serious concerns lawmakers have raised about Kealoha or how he runs his department.
In addition to a possible FBI probe into the circumstances surrounding Kealoha’s missing mailbox, the Honolulu Police Department is under fire for how it handles domestic violence, officer misconduct and the use of force against citizens.
You can read the commission’s letter here:
