SHOPO and the mayor still has the Police Commission on a puppet's string.  I really hope that the next Chief is not one of those Assistant Chiefs or Deputy Chiefs that were promoted by Kealoha/SHOPO. 

The commission should look at the past promotion history of all current HPD members who applied for the job.  If the "rule of 5" was violated...meaning a bunch of eligible officers were passed over just to get to that one officer and that office has submitted his application, that officer should be thoroughly vetted and his link to Kealoha and SHOPO thoroughly investigated.

Past history will reveal stuff that current information will gloss over.

Watch out for all of the waha and glossy paint spilling out of the mouth of Sword and most of the rest of those appointed by our past SHOPO linked mayors.  They will be working under the radar to stick in someone most friendly to SHOPO and its president who always seems to get elected...no matter what.