HONOLULU (KHON2) — The State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers and Honolulu Police Commission both released statements reacting to the former Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan’s lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu and Mayor Rick Blangiardi.
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“Demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars for work you did not do, taking those resources from a community that needs it, is shameful,” SHOPO State Board Treasurer Nicholas Schlapak said. “Those are funds that could be invested in after-school programs for kids, better preparing our island for disaster, or fixing the police retention crisis that Logan ignored before he voluntarily retired and left his post.”
Schlapak continued to disavow the behavior demonstrated by Logan, describing Logan’s actions as ‘selfish.’
“This behavior is especially disappointing because the men and women of the Honolulu Police Department, sworn and civilian, as well as the community, deserve the opportunity to rebuild the HPD in an environment free from outside chaos and trauma,” he continued. “All Logan’s selfish actions do is create more turmoil and delay progress.”
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The Honolulu Police Commission released the following statement on their stance with Logan and their priorities in the situation…