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Why Corrupt Public Employees In Hawaii Keep Their Pensions
For those convicted of abusing public office, the pension payments don鈥檛 stop at the guilty verdict.聽
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Honolulu Police Shoot And Kill Suspect At Car Dealership
The incident was triggered by police receiving reports of suspects wearing ski masks in a Sam’s Club parking lot.
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HPD Chief: Police Shot At Man Who Tried To Run Over Officer
Update: A 23-year-0ld man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
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Case Dismissed: 8 Years, No Conviction And A Honolulu Man’s Life Derailed
Sefo Fatai says a woman he thought would give him money to pay off a debt to his boss handed him meth instead, plunging him into an eight-year ordeal fighting the criminal justice system.
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Honolulu May Sue Convicted Police Chief To Claw Back Retirement Money
The city will likely take its former police chief to court.
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Judge Allows Katherine Kealoha’s Private Attorney To Withdraw
Earle Partington says he’ll still be around to help her with any future issues once she’s been sentenced.
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Taxpayers Spent Nearly $700,000 on Kealohas’ Legal Fees
The court-appointed attorney for Katherine Kealoha received the largest chunk of the fees.
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Robbery Suspect Fatally Shot In Fifth Honolulu Officer-Involved Shooting Of The Year
Honolulu police officers shot about 20 rounds at the 30-year-old man as he was driving his car toward them, the Honolulu police chief said.
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Kealoha Drug Plea Results In New Claim Of Prosecutorial Misconduct
Accused drug dealer Tiffany Masunaga wants charges against her dropped because Katherine Kealoha admitted manipulating the case.
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Letters For Leniency: Katherine Kealoha’s Family And Friends Seek ‘Justice’
The federal court has made public a number of letters aimed at helping her when she’s sentenced on numerous felonies next year.