Chief of the Honolulu Police Department

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Chief of The Honolulu Police Department
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Incumbent
Rade K. Vanic (interim)
since July 16, 2025 (2025-07-16)
Honolulu Police Department
Reports to Honolulu Police Commission
Seat City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Appointer Honolulu Police Commission, with consent of city council.
Formation1846 (Kingdom of Hawaii)
1932 (under current structure)
First holderCharles F. Weeber (1932)
Salary$205,800
Website www.honolulupd.org

The Chief of the Honolulu Police Department is the head and senior-most officer to serve in the Honolulu Police Department (HPD).

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Deputy Chief Rade K. Vanic currently serves as an interim chief following Chief Joe Logan’s retirement on July 31, 2025. [1] [2]

The chief of police is appointed by the Honolulu Police Commission and reports to the Honolulu City Council. [3]

List of police chiefs

ChiefTerm beganTerm endedNotes
Charles F. WeeberJanuary 27, 1932August 9, 1932 [4]
William A. GabrielsonAugust 9, 1932June 1, 1946 [4]
William HoopaiJune 1, 1946October 1, 1948First Native Hawaiian chief [4]
Dan LiuOctober 1, 1948June 30, 1969First Asian-American Chief
HPD's longest serving chief [4]
Francis KealaDecember 24, 1969April 1, 1983 [4]
Douglas GibbJune 20, 1983December 21, 1989 [4]
Michael S. NakamuraAugust 1, 1990December 30, 1997 [4]
Lee D. DonohueApril 13, 1998July 1, 2004 [4]
Boisse P. CorreaAugust 27, 2004August 27, 2009 [4]
Louis M. Kealoha November 25, 2009February 28, 2017Convicted and removed for corruption. [4] [5]
Susan BallardNovember 1, 2017May 31, 2021First female chief [4]
Arthur "Joe" Logan June 14, 2022July 31, 2025 [4]
Rade K. VanicJuly 31, 2025(interim chief) [4] [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kawano, Lynn (July 14, 2025). "HPD chief wants to be paid for his term, takes first step toward lawsuit over departure". Hawaii News Now. Gray Local Media.
  2. ↑ "HPD Accepting Applicants for the Chief of Police" (PDF). honolulupd.org. Honolulu Police Commission. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  3. ↑ Ladao, Mark (July 8, 2025). "Who should have the authority to hire and fire Oʻahu's police chief?". Hawaiʻi Public Radio.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Police Chiefs of the Honolulu Police Department: 1932 To Present". honolulupd.org. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  5. ↑ Grube, Nick (June 27, 2019). "Jury Convicts Kealohas And 2 HPD Officers Of Conspiracy". Honolulu Civil Beat.
  6. ↑ Gutierrez, Ben (June 19, 2025). "Rade Vanic chosen as new interim Honolulu police chief". Hawaii News Now. Gray Local Media.
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