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UPDATED: Four of the seven are current or former HPD officers, and only two are from outside Hawaii. There is one female finalist.

Loretta Sheehan and Steven Levinson have often been shut down by their colleagues, but a recent resignation changes the math.

The former Honolulu chief’s attorney accused a police commissioner of breaking the law, but then she fought back.

Civil Beat and the Star-Advertiser have teamed up in an effort to make sure the public has access to hearings for officers who want taxpayers to foot their legal bills.

Denny Santiago says he’s worried about being ostracized for speaking out about the Kealoha scandal to the Police Commission.

The process to replace Louis Kealoha, who resigned after being named as the target of a corruption investigation, has taken longer than anticipated.

Several people were asked to testify recently about a land deal involving Honolulu prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro and a politically active real estate investor.

She said a private company appeared to have “orchestrated the vast majority of the investigation” of its former employee.

Despite vehement objections from a former federal prosecutor and retired supreme court justice, the commission voted to hold hearings behind closed doors.

Officers want Honolulu taxpayers to foot their legal bills in a corruption lawsuit, and the commission is scheduled to decide behind closed doors.