Since this position is appointed; I assume the Governor does this;  The Conservitive that runs against the current occupant needs a platform to rid our appointed law enforcement for more 2A freindly appointees.

Worse yet he's not even appointed by an elected official but by the police commission.  Total insulation from the people.

Since this position is appointed; I assume the Governor does this;  The Conservitive that runs against the current occupant needs a platform to rid our appointed law enforcement for more 2A freindly appointees.

A Kauai circuit judge Tuesday (this was in 2012) ruled the mayor of Kauai has powers to suspend or discipline the police chief.

Citing the Kauai County Charter, Judge Randal Valenciano ruled that “the mayor, as chief executive officer of the County of Kauai, does have the power to: except as otherwise provided, exercise direct supervision over all departments,” according to a news release.

Earlier this year, Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. placed Kauai Police Chief Darryl Perry on leave as the county investigated an employee complaint alleging a hostile work environment at the Police Department. In March, Carvalho allowed him to return to work.

In a news release, Carvalho said, “We are pleased that the court has confirmed our position and now look forward to moving beyond this to focus on the many important matters that face the county.”

Ernest Kanekoa Jr., chairman of the county Police Commission, said commissioners were surprised by Valenciano’s ruling. “We’re not so pleased with it.”

“That’s how the judge ruled and we have to abide by it,” he said.

The Charter states the commission can hire or terminate the police chief, said Kanekoa adding the questionable area is whether the commission can discipline or suspend the police chief.

Deputy Prosecutor Jake Delaplane said he was also surprised by the ruling. “From my reading of the Charter and a lot of respected attorneys’ reading of the charter, it appears the Police Commission has the authority to remove, suspend or discipline the police chief.”

Delaplane said he thinks the mayor’s action to place Perry on leave earlier this year was unlawful. “Our Charter is very clear,” he added. The Police Commission is granted the authority to appoint or remove the police chief from his position. “When the mayor removed the police chief by suspending him indefinitely, I believe he violated the Charter,” said Delaplane. “I would hope that the counsel for the police commission appeals this ruling because of the ramifications that a ruling like this would have in our county and statewide.

Exersizing a civil right should not be determined by a political agenda.   It should be a no brainer that the Police Chief has NO AUTHORITY over our 2A rights.

HPD is C&C.  In Honolulu that means appointment is through the Police Comission.  Police Comission is appointed by the Mayor.  Indirectly/directly the Mayor influences who the Police Chief is and what the policy is.

I had a little bit of an email thing going with HiCarry. I was hoping he might be able to get some insight in how the City Charters differ from County to County.  As you may/may not remember, there was a bit of a political scuffle on Kauai about who is the Chief's boss.  I wasn't sure if the Kauai Charter was similar to Oahu and the other counties.



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So to me the question about does the Kauai Charter structure represent what we have on Oahu means this..............if it was, then the Mayor (of C&C), if he so desired, could conceivably place pressure on the HPD Chief to start issuing CCW permits as the Mayor can "exercise direct supervision over all departments."  If the Charters are similar, then I would think if Mayor Caldwell so desired he could order HPD Chief to start issuing permits immediately.

Thanks for the info.

Someone posted up a link before about an article regarding police discipline actions.  It was a great article.  Wish i could link it to you, but im not sure how effective it is for the police to police themselves.

Maybe im just getting it all confused.

I read in a conservative ad that 91% of police polled DO NOT support gun control. I wonder what 94% Kealoha is talking about? The poll was nation wide using different ranks and positions.