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The former police chief wants taxpayers to pick up his legal tab in a lawsuit, and doesn’t want Commissioner Loretta Sheehan to help decide the matter.

Honolulu Police Commission Chairman Max Sword says Beth Chapman, who works in bail bonds, could bring a unique perspective to the selection process.

The measure would also eliminate a little-known rule that prevents some Micronesian immigrants from serving on state boards.

In an unusual move, a defense attorney wants Keith Kaneshiro to testify about a prosecutor’s investigation into “ghost tickets.”

Darryl Perry, who worked at HPD for 30 years, applied for the job to be Honolulu’s next chief of police. His says his first priority is restoring community trust in the department.

The police union leader is pushing for someone already in the ranks. But others, including law enforcement experts, say new blood might be the best.

UPDATE: The Police Commission will hold a hearing before approving taxpayer-funded lawyers in a lawsuit related to the Kealoha scandal.

The number of candidates is in the “double-digits,” but details won’t be revealed until the Police Commission meets Wednesday.

Gordon Shiraishi was a part of an elite surveillance unit at the center of the federal case involving Honolulu’s former police chief.

Despite ongoing problems in county police agencies, legislators are rejecting more accountability.