After everything HPD has been through, all the Police Commissioners can think of is exploiting this process to make a useless anti-ICE statement about national politics.  Their decision will barely be noticed on the national level but will have an effect within HPD for years to come. 

COVERAGE:

ASD: David Lazar, Kate Steinle and Honolulu’s future  “One of the top three candidates for Honolulu Police Chief, David Lazar of San Francisco, has stated his intention to never let HPD cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. These are the kinds of policies widely believed to have been the reason why Kathryn "Kate" Steinle was killed in 2015 by a five-time deportee, out on the streets of San Francisco because local authorities refused to work with federal agencies on immigration cases.”

HNN: David Lazar is 'in it for the long haul' as Honolulu police chief | Full interview

HNN: Police commission chair says chief pick based on ‘what the community wants’ | Full interview  (TRANSLATION:  This pick is all about national politics and refusing cooperation with ICE.  ‘The community’ is just a euphemism for ‘Democrat activists who haven’t learned anything from the failure of their politics in San Francisco.’)

HNL Police Comm: David-Lazar-Resume.pdf

LINKEDIN: David Lazar

LinkedIn: Laurie Foster

Star-Adv: SHOPO officer survey-shows 90% support for Mike Lambert 

HNN:   Commission selects David Lazar as new chief of Honolulu Police Department | Hawaii News Now  Lazar will replace Arthur “Joe” Logan, who announced his retirement last June amid criticism over a growing vacancy rate and rifts with the police union and mayor.  Logan filed a lawsuit against the mayor later that year alleging retaliation. 

(And now the Commissioners pick someone who the Mayor and the officers don’t want.  How many retirement-eligible officers will turn in papers?) 

Star-Adv: Retired San Francisco Assistant Chief David Lazar chosen to lead Honolulu police | Honolulu Star-Advertiser “Lazar will now be subject to a background check conducted by the FBI and will enter into contract negotiations with the city.”

CB: The first chief in more than 90 years who’s never worked for the department