The candidates for the position of administrator of the Hawaii Law Enforcement Standards Board will have their final job interviews in public, the board determined during a meeting Monday.

Seven applicants applied in December and were screened at the end of January.

The two remaining are Victor McCraw, a retired Arizona State Trooper and now a project manager with the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training, and attorney Gary Yamashiroya who currently works in the office of the director of the Hawaii Department of Taxation.

The administrator will oversee the establishment of minimum standards and training for law enforcement in the state, and have the ability to initiate investigations and decertification proceedings as required.

Making a final appointment would be a milestone for the agency which was established in 2018, but has languished due to a lack of staff and funding.

The public can submit comments about the two candidates to the board via email at atg.lawenforcementstandardsboard@hawaii.gov or letters sent to the LESB, Department of the Attorney General, 425 Queen St., Honolulu, 96813.

The interviews of Yamashiroya and McCraw will be livestreamed from the Honolulu Police Department headquarters on March 27, and the scores will be added to those from written applications the candidates already submitted.