Kauai Police Chief Back on the Job

Turns out Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. did overstep his bounds when he put Kauai’s police chief on leave earlier this month (props to Ian Lind for first raising the question).

Chief Darryl Perry reports to the Kauai County Police Commission — and they unanimously voted him back onto the job. Perry and two assistant chiefs were put on leave on Feb. 1 pending an investigation into an “employee complaint.”

Perry was mum on the reasons for his suspension, but told the Garden Island: 

 “What I can say is, based on the county charter, I believe the mayor and the managing director exceeded their authority in placing me on suspension. That power lies with the police commission,” Perry said.

Perry said Assistant Chiefs Roy Asher and Assistant Chief Ale Quibilan remain on leave.