Reed Mahuna, 49: Interim Chief, Hawaiʻi Island Police DepartmentSince the resignation of police chief Ben Moszkowicz, which took effect Aug. 31, Mahuna has served as interim chief. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD“The kuleana of public safety rests with the police chief,” said Mahuna, who was born and raised on the Big Island. “We need to communicate a lot better,” Quiocho told Big Island Now. Yang partnered with the National Center for Policing Innovation on two policing projects that he knows will work here on the Big Island. “We feel at home in the Pacific,” Wilson told Big Island Now.