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The Honolulu Police Commission has announced its choice for interim police chief upon Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard s last day on June 1.
Current assistant chief and 21-year veteran Rade Vanic will be interim police chief, the commission announced after a unanimous vote Wednesday.
“We are fortunate to have an experienced team of leaders in the Department. I look forward to working with the Police Commission and our officers to serve the public in the best way possible,” said Vanic, in a statement to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Vanic has been a public face for the department at Police Commission and City Council meetings, the Honolulu Civil Beat reported.
Keeping Keiki Safe From The School-To-Prison Pipeline - Honolulu Civil Beat
Investment in Native Hawaiian-focused education comes at a far less cost than incarceration.
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Eomailani Kukahiko is a Native Hawaiian from Waimanalo, Oahu with four children. She is a faculty member in the Curriculum Studies Department at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where her work focuses on Hawaiian education.
Those in Hawaii who think that the kind of violence that occurs on the “mainland” doesn’t happen here should take note of two shooting deaths of males of color Iremamber Sykap (April 5) and Lindani Myeni (April 14) last month. That reminds us that we are not immune.
Police Union President Doesn t Want An HPD Chief From The Mainland - Honolulu Civil Beat
SHOPO President Malcolm Lutu wants the new police chief to be “local.” Reading time: 2 minutes.
As the Honolulu Police Commission launches a search for a new chief, the police union is pushing for the hire of someone from within the department – not the mainland.
Malcolm Lutu, president of the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers, made that clear to Honolulu City Council members during a committee meeting on Wednesday.
“I think we need to keep this local,” he said.
SHOPO President Malcolm Lutu and Mayor Rick Blangiardi have both expressed their desire to hire from within. Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Danny De Gracia: Let s Make Hawaii Pono Again - Honolulu Civil Beat
Danny De Gracia: Let s Make Hawaii Pono Again
When Hawaii is fair and works for everyone, there will be less temptation to cut corners or seek deceitful riches.
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Danny de Gracia is a resident of Waipahu, a political scientist and an ordained minister. Opinions are the author s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat s views. You can reach him by email at dgracia@civilbeat.org or follow him on Twitter at @ddg2cb.
The last few weeks of scandals, resignations, and revelations of wrongdoing in local government have been one hell of a ride for the public trust.