Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Honolulu To Pay $2.85 Million In Kealoha Corruption Lawsuit
The city has been fighting the lawsuit filed by Katherine Kealoha’s family members since 2016.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Ex-Defense Contractor Pleads Not Guilty To Mortgage Fraud In Hawaii
The former Honolulu businessman now has three pending federal cases.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2018
Most Hawaii Campaign Spending Violators Never See Jail Time
Changes are coming for how those cases are handled going forward as a new law allows the commission to assess fines and refer a case to prosecutors concurrently.
Blaze Lovell/Civil Beat/2022
Retired Maui County Wastewater Employee Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribes
It’s not yet clear if more county officials could be charged as part of an ongoing federal investigation into bribery and public corruption.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Another Former Maui County Official Has Been Charged With Accepting Bribes
It’s the latest development in a public corruption scandal involving wastewater contracts in Maui County.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Former Hawaii Union Leader Convicted Of Rigging Vote, Embezzlement
A jury found Local 1260’s former business manager and his wife guilty of all charges.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Imprisoned Ex-Honolulu Police Chief Kealoha Begins Paying Restitution
The Kealohas owe hundreds of thousands of dollars to their victims.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
County Ethics Watchdogs Need More Money To Do The Job Right, State Panel Says
The Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct says the grants will beef up bare-bones budgets that now exist in all counties except Honolulu, which spends more on its ethics board.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii May Soon Have More Tools To Prosecute Public Corruption
But some policy advocates opposed the new measures because of mandatory minimum prison sentences.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Police Found Guilty In Kealoha Case Fail To Overturn Convictions
An appeals court found no reason to reverse the ex-officers’ convictions or sentences.