http://www.kitv.com/news/lawmakers-challenge-honolulu-police-chief-louis-kealoha/30589940

I know the more the merrier but in this case?

Kealoha insists he is getting over some personal issues and doesn't need any additional help.

Judging by the issues at HPD, I think it would be good to have at least an assist Chief to help him out. 

However, he doesn't want this due to control and ego. He doesn't want his power diluted by an assistant nor does he want to be accountable to his subordinate.

He wants to be THE MAN but he cannot handle the job by himself. Having at least on co-chief would be a good idea. Or, may be it's time to get another leader? 

Kealoha insists he is getting over some personal issues and doesn't need any additional help.

Judging by the issues at HPD, I think it would be good to have at least an assist Chief to help him out. 

However, he doesn't want this due to control and ego. He doesn't want his power diluted by an assistant nor does he want to be accountable to his subordinate.

He wants to be THE MAN but he cannot handle the job by himself. Having at least on co-chief would be a good idea. Or, may be it's time to get another leader?

Did the Godfather have a co-boss?

I didn't think so!

Did the Godfather have a co-boss?

I didn't think so!

 

This is the most imbecilic shit I have seen today....   If he can't do the job, he needs to be FIRED and replaced!

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This is the most imbecilic shit I have seen today....   If he can't do the job, he needs to be FIRED and replaced!

Now that you watched the PBS discussion,

would you like to revise this comment?

 

Now that you watched the PBS discussion,

would you like to revise this comment?

 

No because at least the HRA had some sense to interject into the discussion. 

Kealoha insists he is getting over some personal issues and doesn't need any additional help.

Personal issues ?

When someone stole Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha's mailbox in Kahala last year, the HPD turned to its crime reduction unit to make the arrest.
"I know what it looks like but there's no preferential treatment," said Kealoha.
"I would submit that it's a little excessive and might amount to an abuse of discretion on his part to assign an entire squad of (crime reduction unit) members," said defense attorney Myles Breiner.
"This is not a violent crime. I understand the person they are investigating doesn't have a history of violence."
Puana has sued Kealoha's wife Katherine, accusing her of defrauding him and his mother after she helped set up a reverse mortgage for them.
SOURCE
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26634118/exclusive-hpd-chief-denies-special-treatment


At about the same time Katherine was talking to police, Puana and his girlfriend were looking for parking at Saints Peters and Paul Catholic Church located on Kaheka Street.When he got out of the car he was approached by police and arrested for felony theft. He now faces a federal charge of destroying a mailbox, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison.
Puana’s attorney, federal public defender Alexander Silvert, said that by the time the arrest was completed eight officers, many from HPD’s crime reduction unit, had arrived on the scene.
Police reports also indicate some officers were already prepared to search for Puana about a half an hour before Katherine Kealoha identified him to investigators.
SOURCE
http://www.civilbeat.com/2014/09/missing-mailbox-exposes-family-friction-for-hpd-chief-prosecutor-wife/

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Recently, the Honolulu Police Department has come under intense scrutiny. Video was released, showing two violent incidents, involving officers.
Sergeant Darren Cachola was seen punching his then - girlfriend in September, and Officer Vince Morre is being investigated by the FBI, after he was seen attacking two men at a game room near Ala Moana.
Now, the department is working to take care of its internal issues and to regain the trust of the public.
SOURCE
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/27328377/hpd-chief-louis-kealoha-addresses-recent-department-issues

I say agian...
AUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGH 

OMG, the more you dig the dirtier it gets !~

On Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office dismissed the federal charge against Puana and instead referred the matter to the FBI for an investigation into possible misconduct, according to Alexander Silvert, the federal public defender who represented Puana.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/17/fbi-investigating-honolulu-police-department_n_6342346.html

OMG, the more you dig the dirtier it gets !~

On Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office dismissed the federal charge against Puana and instead referred the matter to the FBI for an investigation into possible misconduct, according to Alexander Silvert, the federal public defender who represented Puana.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/17/fbi-investigating-honolulu-police-department_n_6342346.html

A federal public defender says the theft charge is being dropped and alleges police withheld evidence and falsified reports.

But I'm sure there is not a smidgeon of corruption!!

I dont mean to turn this into an HPD rant but I dont like the direction the department is heading down and, agreed, it is stirring up distrust within the public.

not long ago my 65 year old mother, a retiree who has been catching bus to downtown for 40 years, got her 1st ticket for crossing WITHIN a crosswalk in chinatown while the blinking hand and countdown were on.  she was simply targeted by an "instructing" officer who relinquished ticket-writing to one of multiple rookies.  Apparently it was rookie-training day in chinatown, and they were being taught how to write tickets      
furthermore, she was the ONLY one targeted as there was a group of other old chinese ladies behind her, who had entered the crosswalk after her, they did not receive tickets or warnings, she was the only person targeted

my mom, being the outstanding citizen that she is, wrote a letter and had the ticket expunged

lesson learned: entering a crosswalk at anytime while the "walk" signal is NOT ON is considered J-walking!

when did the hpd start targeting old ladies?!?!?!? 
was there ever a time when young police officers assisted the elderly across the street instead of targeting them purely for instructional purpose?!??!  AUWE!
no wonder the citizens dont trust cops, no wonder our lawmakers dont trust the hpd ranks