Let's look at this logically, would a "100% competent zoo director" want to move to Hawaii to run an institution that has had five leaders in six year and is in danger of losing its accreditation? 

The previous directors won't talk to the press but you can be certain that they network and share war stories.  Any "100% competent zoo director" will never be set up to fail.

Who exactly is running the Zoo and why is the composition of the Zoo Society opaque?