I, for one, thought that members of the Honolulu Police Commission should've postponed this decision, in light of the recent indictment and arrest of former Chief Kealoha and until we could get a handle on the full scope of the federal corruption investigation. But now that they've gone ahead made it anyway, I think Maj. Susan Ballard is an inspired pick as HPD's new chief. I sincerely wish her all the best as she wades through the muck and wreckage left in the wake of Hurricane Louis. She certainly has her work cut out for her.