Department of Public Safety
Ex-Cop Sentenced For Helping Prostitute In Exchange For Sex
Judge cites “abuse of your position of power” in sentencing Maulia LaBarre to six months behind bars.
City and County of Honolulu
Caldwell Nominates Former TV Executive For Police Commission
Dick Grimm, who worked at three local stations, would be the mayor’s sixth appointment to the seven-member board.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
New HPD Chief Shares Her Goals For A Department In Turmoil
Susan Ballard outlined what she wants to accomplish in the coming years in her first regular meeting with the Honolulu Police Commission.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
Kealohas Get New Defense Attorneys In Federal Conspiracy Case
The couple could no longer afford to pay their long-time lawyers to defend them in one of the largest public corruption cases in Hawaii history.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Judge: Kealohas Are Too Broke To Pay For Their Own Defense
UPDATED: A federal judge will assign new, publicly funded counsel to represent the former Honolulu police chief and his prosecutor wife.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Judge To Kealohas: Show Me Your Finances
A federal judge says he won’t consider taxpayer-funded attorneys for the former Honolulu chief and his prosecutor wife until he verifies their financial situation.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
Kealoha Attorneys Want Out Of Corruption Case
The three defense attorneys say the Kealohas can’t afford to pay them.
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Criminal Case Against Kealohas Puts Brakes On Uncle’s Suit
The lawsuit filed by Gerard Puana will have to wait while the case against his niece and her husband continues, a judge rules.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
Honolulu Police Officers Begin Testing Body Cameras
HPD has outfitted dozens of officers with the technology as part of a 30-day pilot program.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Officer Charged In Corruption Case Challenges Police Commission
Minh-Hung “Bobby” Nguyen says the city should be paying for his legal defense against a related lawsuit.