HONOLULU (KHON2) — Multiple claims against Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi were dismissed in former Honolulu Police Department Chief Joe Logan’s lawsuit against the mayor and the city.
Logan’s lawsuit brings three charges against the City and County of Honolulu, Blangiardi in his official role as mayor and Blangiardi as an individual.
The lawsuit was first filed in July, approximately a month after Logan’s retirement announcement, which he now claims was a forced retirement at the hands of the city and Blangiardi.
Former HPD chief suing City, Mayor Blangiardi
The first count claims that Blangiardi and the city violated the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act, alleging that Logan faced retaliation when he reported and objected to alleged illegal practices in the workplace…