HPD Chief Susan Ballard Is Up For Review This Week. Is She Still Up To The Job? Four years ago, she was praised for righting a department in turmoil. Now, under fire from critics inside and outside the department, Ballard faces a new assessment from the Honolulu Police Commission.
When Susan Ballard was chosen to be Honolulu’s police chief in 2017, there were high hopes her leadership would mean a positive change for the department.
In the wake of the corruption scandal led by her predecessor Louis Kealoha – who is scheduled to go to prison this summer – Ballard pitched “a new beginning” and promised to restore trust by promoting transparency and accountability.
“I’m responsible for everything that happens in the police department,” she said in a 2018 interview with Civil Beat.
