THIS IS WHY THE POLICE CHIEF MUST STEP DOWN FROM HIS POSITION UNTIL THE CRIMINAL CASES AGAINST HIM AND BETWEEN HE AND THE CITY ARE RESOLVED.  How many ways does one need to explain 'conflict of interest' for the Police Chief and City of Honolulu to fix this gaping cancerous sore?  In the meantime the city council conducts its business as usual by spending our tax dollars on the "incestuous brouhaha" described by the previous commenter.