Holy Moly, the really is grist for the mill of why the commission must be strengthened and the union weakened.  Superb article Mr. Grube. This is revolting - the police force has become (or perhaps always was) a rat's nest full of corrupted, corruptible and unlawful people from top to the bottom.  I certainly don't believe all Honolulu police are this way, but clearly the internal culture supports this atrocious behavior and recycling mechanism to lock the dirty system in place.  And for those calling on the mayor to stand up to this atrocity - that's a non-starter as the union no doubt is how he gained power to begin with.  Its the union's power lock that must be dismantled.