Column: Review mayor’s role in hiring public safety agencies’ leaders

Watching the issues being raised with the Honolulu Police Department chief’s resignation and subsequent replacement, I think our current setup regarding public safety commissions (fire and police) having the sole authority to hire or fire a police chief or fire chief deserves a review. My thoughts are not an academic evaluation as an outsider, but rather, are informed by decades as a firefighter and a Hawaii Fire Fighters Association executive board member.

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