Union members who responded to a survey conducted in July also stressed they want someone with patrol experience who will focus on staffing the front line.

Honolulu police officers who are members of the state police union overwhelmingly want to see their next chief come from inside the department, according to the results of a survey conducted by the union in July.

Sixty-five percent of survey respondents said it is important to them that the next chief rose through the ranks of the department, and 73% oppose an external candidate.

They also stressed they want someone with patrol experience who will prioritize staffing the front line.

But respondents also said they want to see the system of cronyism they perceive within the department dismantled.

“All of the ‘old boy’ network of curr

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