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Former Hawaii Adjutant General To Lead Honolulu Police Department
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After a virtually year-long search, the Honolulu Police Fee on Monday commissioners unanimously voted to nominate Arthur “Joe” Logan to be the brand new chief of the Honolulu Police Division.
Logan, a retired main basic with the navy who has been working as a felony investigator with the Hawaii Division of the Lawyer Common’s Workplace, was in the end chosen from a discipline of greater than 20 candidates initially thought-about for the place after former Chief Susan Ballard retired on June 1 amid criticism over her efficiency.
He was certainly one of 4 finalists for the job.
Logan’s resume consists of 41 years of navy expertise, twenty years of service with HPD, from 1982 till 2002, the place he made sergeant and labored as a detective on the theft element for the division’s Legal Investigation Division. He was the state’s adjutant basic and head of the Hawaii Emergency Administration Company when an worker mistakenly despatched out an alert {that a} missile was about to hit Hawaii. He retired from the Nationwide Guard a couple of months later and extra not too long ago has been working as an investigator with the state Lawyer Common’s Workplace.
The search had been largely performed by consulting agency PSI Companies LLC, which was contracted in December and whittled the sphere of candidates all the way down to 4 finalists — Logan, Scott Ebner, Mike Lambert, and Ben Moszkowicz — introduced earlier this month. Till then, the fee didn’t know the identities of any of the candidates.
One week after the finalists have been named, all answered questions from the general public throughout a televised discussion board on PBS Hawaii which aired final Thursday. Logan mentioned his ideas on the significance of officer wellness, regaining the belief of the general public and reappraising the necessities to hitch the police division in hopes to enhance recruitment numbers.
Commissioners interviewed the 4 finalists on Saturday and on Monday the 4 appeared at a fee assembly and answered questions once more. Commissioners voted on their two high candidates and narrowed the sphere to 2 — Logan and Scott Ebner, a retired lieutenant colonel with the New Jersey State Police.
Commissioners then mentioned their opinions on Logan and Ebner earlier than voting unanimously on Logan.
Though two commissioners initially expressed help for Ebner due to his expertise and familiarity with the most recent policing methods and instruments, nearly all of commissioners clearly favored Logan due to his lengthy expertise with Hawaii.
“Mr. Logan brings each data of Hawaii and robust government management to HPD,” Fee Chair Shannon Alivado stated in an announcement after the assembly. “We have been particularly impressed by his profitable recruitment efforts whereas at serving within the Nationwide Guard, and his dedication to selling officer wellness.”
Mayor Rick Blangiardi, who held a quick press convention after the announcement, stated he’s trying ahead to assembly with Logan.
“Chief Logan steps into this vital function at a vital time, and I supply my heat congratulations to each he and his household on being named the subsequent chief of the Honolulu Police Division,” Blangiardi stated in a press launch. “Constructing again public belief and restoring morale inside HPD should be high priorities, and I sit up for sitting down with Chief Logan as quickly as potential to debate his imaginative and prescient for this significant process.”
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Bhaghani’s late FG helps UCLA win its opener with a 16-13 victory over Hawaii
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Mateen Bhaghani converted a 32-yard field goal with 56 seconds to play to help UCLA open its season with a 16-13 win over Hawaii on Saturday night.
The Bruins (1-0) did all their scoring in the second half to erase a 10-0 halftime deficit against the Rainbow Warriors (1-1).
UCLA overcame a lackluster first 30 minutes of the game and eventually evened the score at 13 with 14:05 to play on Bhaghani’s 37-yard field goal that came five plays after an interception by D.J. Justice.
The Bruins started their final drive with 3:08 to play and drove 45 yards in seven plays, capped by Bhaghani’s game-winning 32-yard field goal from the left hash that split the uprights.
Hawaii scored on its opening possession, when it orchestrated a nine-play, 73-yard drive that was punctuated by a 19-yard touchdown pass from Brayden Schager to a wide open Pofele Ashlock. Schager was 7-for-7 passing on the drive for 51 yards on the drive, which was extended by a 19-yard gain by punter Lucas Borrow on fourth-and-6.
Kansei Matsuzawa’s 28-yard field goal as time expired in the first half gave Hawaii a 10-0 lead at the intermission. The field goal was set up by Logan Taylor’s interception and seven-yard return to the UCLA 5-yard line.
The Bruins got on the board after they cashed in their first possession of the second half with a 39-yard scoring strike from Ethan Garbers to Rico Flores Jr. The touchdown pass capped an eight-play, 96-yard drive that took 4:36 off the clock.
THE TAKEAWAY
UCLA was picked to finish 15th out of 18 teams in a preseason Big Ten Conference media poll. It entered the game — its first under coach DeShaun Foster and its debut as a Big Ten Conference member — with much uncertainty, but the Bruins may have more questions after week 1 than in the lead up to it.
Despite the loss Hawaii hung with the Bruins for more than 59 minutes. The Rainbow Warriors, who were picked to finish ninth in the Mountain West Conference, were seeking their first win over a Power Conference team since they beat Arizona in 2019.
UP NEXT
UCLA will have a bye next week before it opens Big Ten Conference play at home against Indiana on Sept. 14
Hawaii also has a bye next week before it makes the first of five road trips this season when it visits Sam Houston on Sept. 14 for the first meeting between the schools.
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UCLA vs. Hawaii: Live updates, start time, how to watch and betting odds
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From NCAA Division III to the Big Ten: The unlikely rise of UCLA’s Luke Schuermann
UCLA defensive lineman Luke Schuermann takes part in a drill earlier this month during fall training camp.
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Luke Schuermann often gets “the look” whenever he mentions his last football stop. It can be a quizzical expression or a blank stare based on the level of knowledge of the words just spoken.
Johns Hopkins? Wait, give me a second. Oh, you mean the school known for producing renowned journalists, doctors and scientists?
That’s right. That one. Among its most famous alumni are CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer, former President Woodrow Wilson and film director Wes Craven.
Something the Baltimore-based private research institution is not known for is its football program. Its first team, in 1882, had to play as the Clifton Athletic Club because of the school’s contempt for the emerging sport. For its first 13 seasons, students served as coaches.
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Kusch chosen to succeed Rep. Nakashima – West Hawaii Today
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HONOLULU — Gov. Josh Green on Friday announced the appointment of Matthias Kusch to fill the House District seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Mark Nakashima, who was unopposed in the recent primary election.
Kusch was among three candidates sent to the governor by the state Democratic Party, in accordance with state law. The other two were former state lawmaker Dwight Takamine and Kristen Alice Apruzzese, director of community relations for Hope Services.
Kusch is a retired Hawaii Fire Department Battalion Chief, a coffee and citrus farmer, affordable housing advocate, president of Hilo Bayfront Trails, Windward Planning Commission member and maintains a variety of other business and volunteer ventures.
In a press release, Green extended “a special appreciation” to Takamine for his “extensive history of service and his willingness to serve once more. We are considering asking him to serve in a different and perhaps more fitting role.”
After interviewing all three candidates, the governor selected Kusch given his experience as a firefighter and the state’s need to have someone with that experience and voice in the Legislature, according to the press release.
Kusch will represent House District 1 (Hamakua and a portion of Hilo, Kaumana).
“I am grateful to Governor Green for appointing me to this seat and will do my utmost to uphold the values and deep respect that the late Rep. Nakashima brought to our district,” Kusch said in the release. “As a former PTA and SCC president of EB deSilva Elementary School in Hilo, our team worked closely with Rep. Nakashima and Sen. (Lorraine) Inouye in their successful effort to secure nearly $3 million for classroom and related improvements and design.
“I have served my community during my career, and this is the next step to continue that service, on a larger canvas.”
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