Base the final decision on the most qualified and proven candidate.  This has already turned into a spectacle/"media frenzy circus act".  It shouldn't matter if it's is a male or female, local or mainlander.  Just choose the best candidate based on the candidate's credentials and proven ability to lead and guide HPD back to its long lost glory.  The longer this process is postponed, the public will lose trust in the process and improprieties will be assumed.  If the police commission cannot make a sound decision here, what makes the public believe that they can in the everyday decisions that need to be made regarding the Honolulu Police Department?  So do they hire consultants in their daily decisions?