The mayor’s office is also looking for a new candidate for an opening on the police commission after Blangiardi’s previous nominee dropped out this week.

The Honolulu Police Commission will aim to speed up the hiring process of a new chief this time around after taking a full year to hire current police Chief Joe Logan three years ago.

Commission Chair Ken Silva said commissioners will meet Tuesday with the city’s human resources department to discuss the hiring of an interim chief after Logan announced his retirement Monday.

Before Logan was picked for chief in 2022, it took commissioners six months just to hire a consultant to help with the search.

Silva said he could not specify how long the process will take this time around but said the goal is to get the hiring done “as quick

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