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Top Hawaii Sheriff Officials Lacked Basic Training For Decades Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Top Hawaii Sheriff Officials Lacked Basic Training For Decades

Three years after news reports first surfaced questioning a lack of training, the state Department of Public Safety finally releases records confirming the lapse.

Kealoha Cases Are Racking Up ‘Endless’ Taxpayer Legal Bills Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Kealoha Cases Are Racking Up ‘Endless’ Taxpayer Legal Bills

The legal fees for one lawsuit alone break down to about 70 cents per Oahu resident.

Effort To Impeach Honolulu Prosecutor Continues Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Effort To Impeach Honolulu Prosecutor Continues

A Honolulu businessman isn’t giving up on his quest to oust Keith Kaneshiro.

Katherine Kealoha’s Relatives Demand New Civil Trial Because Of Her Alleged Fraud Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Katherine Kealoha’s Relatives Demand New Civil Trial Because Of Her Alleged Fraud

A motion seeks to overturn a $658,000 judgment in favor of the former city prosecutor, who was recently convicted of trying to frame her uncle.

Police Shootings Board Still Unsure On Public Disclosure Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Police Shootings Board Still Unsure On Public Disclosure

The board went into a closed-door session to talk about how open to be with its reports.

‘A Real Injustice’: Katherine Kealoha Still Stands To Collect $680K From Grandmother, Uncle Cory Lum/Civil Beat

‘A Real Injustice’: Katherine Kealoha Still Stands To Collect $680K From Grandmother, Uncle

Gerard and Florence Puana are still on the hook for the verdict in a civil case that happened before the Kealohas were convicted on criminal charges stemming from the same situation.

New Police Standards Board Is Putting Itself On Hold Cory Lum/Civil Beat

New Police Standards Board Is Putting Itself On Hold

The board voted to ask the Legislature for more time, money and staff, a request lawmakers have already turned down.

Katherine Kealoha Will Have To Wait On Motion For A New Trial Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Katherine Kealoha Will Have To Wait On Motion For A New Trial

A federal judge says he’ll wait to make a decision on whether the recent conviction of a former deputy prosecutor should be set aside.

Who Is Earle Partington And What’s He Doing In The Kealoha Case? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Who Is Earle Partington And What’s He Doing In The Kealoha Case?

The longtime Honolulu attorney reveals his colorful — some say questionable — legal style and substance in an interview with Civil Beat.

Judge: New Kealoha Attorney Is Good To Go Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Judge: New Kealoha Attorney Is Good To Go

Gary Singh has no conflict despite a news report suggesting he did, a federal judge ruled