Soon-to-be retired Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan says he wants to be paid for two more years to cover retiring sooner than he’d anticipated.

Six shootings over two days on Oʻahu made this Fourth of July holiday more violent than last year’s.

Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan attributes the declining crime rate to the work of his officers, but a researcher with the University of Hawaiʻi said it’s likely part of a broader social trend.

The selection process for police commissioners must be drastically overhauled as well.

One officer was trapped in the burning vehicle, Chief Joe Logan said.

The county prosecutor also plans to review a fatal police shooting Sunday at the Keʻehi Boat Harbor. He spoke just hours before another police-involved shooting at Mākaha.

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi has previously recommended Hawaiʻi County Police Chief Ben Moszkowicz for the role.

Honolulu police said they stepped up traffic enforcement on the Westside last summer to help them find criminals and guns. Some residents said they felt harassed. 

Mayor Rick Blangiardi was speaking for an angry public when he made Joe Logan retire as police chief.

The mayor’s office is also looking for a new candidate for an opening on the police commission after Blangiardi’s previous nominee dropped out this week.