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Regular Session Minutes <br />January 29, 2026 <br />Page 8 <br />to appoint could be made. He reminded commissioners that five votes are required to <br />appoint the next Chief; a 4-4 or 3-5 vote constitutes rejection.To reconsider a rejection, <br />a Commissioner who voted “no” would have to make a motion to reconsider the <br />selection of that candidate. He suggested the Commission discussthe selection and <br />offer some time after the interviews, either today or tomorrow. <br />Chair Yamada asked for comments on the proposed interview process, which included <br />conducting all interviews that day, limiting candidates’ responses to three minutes per <br />question, selecting the interview order randomly, and rotating questioning so that one <br />commissioner would ask all ten questions of each candidate. Hearing no comments, <br />Chair Yamada entertained a motion to adopt the proposed process. <br />Commissioner Lacerte moved to approve the process, seconded by Vice Chair Botelho. <br />With no discussion, the motion carried unanimously. <br />Chair Yamada then randomly selected the interview order by drawing names from a <br />bag. The order was: Paul Yang, Chad Janis, Timothy Wilson, Kenneth Quiocho, John <br />Matagi, Anthony Kumamaru, Jennifer Krauss, and Reed Mahuna. He announced a brief <br />recess to schedule the interviews in 40-minute blocks. <br />The meeting reconvened, and Chair Yamada announced the interview schedule as <br />follows: <br />Paul Yang -10:45 a.m. <br />Chad Janis -11:25 a.m. <br />Lunch -12:05 p.m. to 12:40 p.m. <br />Timothy Wilson -12:40 p.m. <br />Kenneth Quiocho -1:20 p.m. <br />John Matagi-2:00 p.m. <br />Anthony Kumamaru -2:40 p.m. <br />Jennifer Krauss-3:20 p.m. <br />Reed Mahuna -4:00 p.m. <br />Chair Yamada asked if anyone wished to provide testimony on the item and noted that <br />testimony would be limited to three minutes per person. There were none. <br />Chair Yamada reminded the commissioners that the Commission’s recruitment notice <br />identified the following desired leadership qualities: unquestionable integrity and <br />personal stability; ability to perform the essential functions of the job; knowledge of the <br />principles and practices of law enforcement organization and management; ability to <br />express oneself effectively both orally and in writing; ability to plan and organize, <br />including the proper utilization of human and physical resources; ability to establish <br /> <br />