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Five Honolulu Planning Department Employees Indicted For Bribery Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Five Honolulu Planning Department Employees Indicted For Bribery

Federal prosecutors say city workers accepted tens of thousands of dollars to fast track permits and provide other special treatment.

Judge Sends Former Cop Who Flipped On The Kealohas To Prison Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Judge Sends Former Cop Who Flipped On The Kealohas To Prison

A former Big Island firefighter who admitted to having an affair with Katherine Kealoha received a much more lenient sentence.

Conspiracy Charge Dismissed Against Katherine Kealoha Victim Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Conspiracy Charge Dismissed Against Katherine Kealoha Victim

Ransen Taito admitted to lying to federal investigators after Kealoha told him his mom would go to prison if he didn’t cover for her.

Two Former HPD Officers Sentenced To Prison For Carrying Out Kealoha Conspiracy Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Two Former HPD Officers Sentenced To Prison For Carrying Out Kealoha Conspiracy

Derek Hahn and Minh-Hung “Bobby” Nguyen were key players in the attempted framing of Katherine Kealoha’s uncle, Gerard Puana.

Former HPD Police Chief And Prosecutor Wife Sentenced To Prison Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Former HPD Police Chief And Prosecutor Wife Sentenced To Prison

Katherine Kealoha and her husband, retired Honolulu police chief Louis Kealoha, are at the center of a years long investigation into public corruption.

Read Katherine Kealoha’s Sentencing Letter Asking For Leniency Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Read Katherine Kealoha’s Sentencing Letter Asking For Leniency

The former deputy prosecutor, who’s guilty of a series of federal crimes, blamed her drug addiction for clouding her judgment.

Malicious Prosecution Lawsuit Will Cost Taxpayers $1.4 Million In Settlement Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Malicious Prosecution Lawsuit Will Cost Taxpayers $1.4 Million In Settlement

Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro and his former deputy, Katherine Kealoha, are central to the allegations.

Honolulu Settles Malicious Prosecution Case Involving Kaneshiro, Kealoha Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Honolulu Settles Malicious Prosecution Case Involving Kaneshiro, Kealoha

The case involves the botched prosecution of several people suspected of running illegal game rooms.

Caldwell Files To Officially Replace Corporation Counsel Under Investigation Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Caldwell Files To Officially Replace Corporation Counsel Under Investigation

Donna Leong submitted her resignation over a month ago, but the city never shared the news.

Caldwell: Top City Official Who’s Subject Of An FBI Investigation Will Remain On The Job Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Caldwell: Top City Official Who’s Subject Of An FBI Investigation Will Remain On The Job

The mayor said Managing Director Roy Amemiya is needed now “more than ever.”