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The contracts that were the target of an FBI investigation were awarded under former Mayor Alan Arakawa’s administration.

The county’s former environmental management director was also indicted for accepting more than $2 million in bribes to steer contracts to Choy’s company.

Sheri Jean Tanaka, who was arrested in California, is the sixth defendant indicted in the case centered on former Honolulu prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro.

Calling it a gross abuse of trust, the judge also weighed evidence showing that Puana has gotten sober and is unlikely to reoffend.

A hearing will be held later to determine whether Kealoha can appeal her conviction.

Martin Kao used false information to obtain millions from the Paycheck Protection Program.

The former Honolulu deputy prosecutor is trying to appeal her 2019 conviction for conspiracy and obstruction of justice. 

H2O Process Systems was awarded millions of dollars in sole source contracts for upgrades and replacement parts for Maui County’s wastewater system.

In a bribery scandal that nabbed government workers, federal prosecutors have obscured the identities of those on the other end of the transaction. 

No one has been charged yet, but the DOT said it has already made changes to prevent future wrongdoing.