After 35 years with the San Diego Police Department, Deputy Chief Rudy Tai is heading back to Hawaiʻi, stepping down to become the next chief of the Kauaʻi Police Department. The Oʻahu-born commander’s move sends a veteran mainland cop to the Garden Isle and tightens San Diego’s upper ranks at a moment when several senior leaders are already retiring. The changeover is set to include an official send-off in San Diego later this month as Tai prepares to leave the department.
Commission makes conditional offer
The Kauaʻi Police Commission has voted to extend Tai a conditional offer to lead the island’s force, pending background and medical checks, according to Honolulu Civil Beat. Tai emerged from a field of 42 applicants in a six-month search and has…..