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Katherine Kealoha Is Sent To Jail Until Sentencing Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Katherine Kealoha Is Sent To Jail Until Sentencing

Updated: A federal judge revoked her bail Friday after she was found guilty of federal conspiracy and obstruction charges.

Jury Convicts Kealohas And 2 HPD Officers Of Conspiracy Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Jury Convicts Kealohas And 2 HPD Officers Of Conspiracy

Update: Honolulu’s former police chief and his prosecutor wife, along with two police officers, were found guilty Thursday in one of the biggest corruption cases in Hawaii history.

Hawaii Supreme Court: Boards Must Prove Privacy Interest To Close Meetings Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Supreme Court: Boards Must Prove Privacy Interest To Close Meetings

The court ruled in favor of the Civil Beat Law Center on a case involving the Honolulu Police Commission’s actions.

Kealoha Conspiracy Trial Is Now In The Hands Of The Jury Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Kealoha Conspiracy Trial Is Now In The Hands Of The Jury

Closing arguments in one of the most highly-publicized criminal trials in Hawaii history concluded Wednesday.

Kealoha Conspiracy Trial: ‘Power, Greed And Manipulation’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Kealoha Conspiracy Trial: ‘Power, Greed And Manipulation’

Closing arguments began Tuesday in the trial of Louis and Katherine Kealoha and three Honolulu police officers.

Podcast: Crime And Punishment In The Kealoha Trial Yoohyun Jung

Podcast: Crime And Punishment In The Kealoha Trial

Civil Beat reporters chat with federal public defenders about conspiracy, sentencing guidelines and more.

Here鈥檚 What To Expect At Closing Arguments In The Kealoha Case Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Here鈥檚 What To Expect At Closing Arguments In The Kealoha Case

Louis and Katherine Kealoha are on trial with three Honolulu police officers for allegedly framing a family member for the theft of their mailbox.

Hawaii Police Shooting Board Won’t Release Its Findings — At Least For Now Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Hawaii Police Shooting Board Won’t Release Its Findings — At Least For Now

The new board wants advice from the state AG’s office before deciding whether to reveal what its concluded about officer-involved deaths.

Prosecutors Say Katherine Kealoha’s Civil Attorney Lied On The Witness Stand Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Prosecutors Say Katherine Kealoha’s Civil Attorney Lied On The Witness Stand

Kevin Sumida represented Kealoha in a series of lawsuits, including one in which she was accused by her uncle and grandmother of financial fraud and elder abuse.

Podcast: The Kealohas’ ‘Disappointing’ Defense

Podcast: The Kealohas’ ‘Disappointing’ Defense

Catch up with the buzz about the Kealoha trial with Civil Beat reporters and others who have been watching the case from the beginning.