"Maafala further reiterated his stance that HPD’s next chief should maintain internal continuity and “understand the culture.”

What culture is that, exactly? The one where bad cops and their actions are consistently investigated in the shallow end, little to no punishment when found in violation of the law (even felonies), and are allowed to continue as LEO's, without having to report to the public that pays their salaries?

The one of outspoken disregard for community members, regardless of ethnicity or gender preferences, or selective enforcement and special treatment for officers and their family members.

No thanks, we the public (and our good officers) deserve better performing and more transparent law enforcement operations that proactively work to weed out bad or corrupt officers and administration - while putting the public safety and the morale of rank and file at the top of their priorities. We need and deserve the best possible candidate, not just the best one from Hawaii.