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Police Commission: HPD Chief’s Future Will Be Discussed In Secret Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Police Commission: HPD Chief’s Future Will Be Discussed In Secret

But public-interest attorneys say the matter is far too important to be handled behind closed doors.

City Prosecutor Under Corruption Probe Will Run Criminal Intel Unit Cory Lum/Civil Beat

City Prosecutor Under Corruption Probe Will Run Criminal Intel Unit

Katherine Kealoha听has been picked to听help with a new intelligence-driven prosecution strategy.

The Plot Thickens In The Honolulu Police Chief Conspiracy Case Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The Plot Thickens In The Honolulu Police Chief Conspiracy Case

An investigation into a broken taillight at Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha’s house raises more questions about alleged corruption.

Was Acting HPD Chief In On The Theft Conspiracy? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Was Acting HPD Chief In On The Theft Conspiracy?

A police commissioner and a federal public defender raise concerns that Cary Okimoto is part of Kealoha’s inner circle.

Honolulu Police Chief Placed On Leave During Corruption Probe Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Honolulu Police Chief Placed On Leave During Corruption Probe

UPDATED:At least four other officers have also been notified that they are suspects in a federal investigation stemming from a mailbox theft case.

Feds Say Honolulu Police Chief Is A Suspect In Corruption Case Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Feds Say Honolulu Police Chief Is A Suspect In Corruption Case

UPDATED:听Louis Kealoha places himself on “restriction of police authority,” but says he will stand up to “baseless attacks.”

Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty In Mailbox Conspiracy Involving Police Chief Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty In Mailbox Conspiracy Involving Police Chief

UPDATE: “There鈥檚 probably going to be more information and indictments down the road,鈥 said Police Commissioner Loretta Sheehan.

New Lawsuit Filed Against Police Chief, His Wife And Other Officers Cory Lum/Civil Beat

New Lawsuit Filed Against Police Chief, His Wife And Other Officers

Accused of stealing the chief’s mailbox, Gerard Puana fires the latest legal salvo in a case that has led to a police corruption investigation.

Why Keith Kaneshiro Is Standing Behind Katherine Kealoha Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Why Keith Kaneshiro Is Standing Behind Katherine Kealoha

Honolulu’s top prosecutor has been a harsh critic of a Justice Department investigation into Police Chief Louis Kealoha and his prosecutor wife.

A Rare Gift: HPD Chief Donates $500 To Prosecutor’s Campaign Cory Lum/Civil Beat

A Rare Gift: HPD Chief Donates $500 To Prosecutor’s Campaign

Records show Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha has听only contributed to a campaign once in the past decade.