The Honolulu Police Commission will not consider disciplining Police Chief Louis Kealoha because, in the words of the commission’s chairman, “We have no evidence or information that the FBI is conducting an investigation.”

Never mind that the city Ethics Commission is conducting its own investigation of Kealoha and his wife. Or that, as part of its mandated duties, the police commission “investigates charges brought by the public” against police officers.

Questions abound about Kealoha’s behavior in a family dispute that landed in federal court and spawned a civil lawsuit, and included inappropriate testimony by the chief that caused a mistrial.

Disciplinary action may be inappropriate. But it’s hard to know. The commission’s passive response keeps Kealoha on the job, but under a cloud of suspicion.

Closed eateries make comeback

It was good news for fans of Waialua’s Paalaa Kai Bakery and the Blue Water Shrimp and Seafood Market in Ala Moana Center.

Both shut down for food safety violations, Blue Water corrected its problems and got its green placard back. Paalaa Kai ordered new refrigeration equipment and hopes for the same result.

It’s good news for the dining public’s safety as well. While most restaurants get a green placard, rather than a conditional yellow or a store-closing red, it’s important to know that the Department of Health won’t flinch from enforcing the rules.