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The Police Commission rejected Nelson Tamayori’s request for legal aid, but approved it for another officer facing the same allegations.

If a judge signs off, Anson Kimura will pay the victim $300,000 and testify on her behalf as she goes after his former employer and colleagues in court.

She said a private company appeared to have “orchestrated the vast majority of the investigation” of its former employee.

Despite vehement objections from a former federal prosecutor and retired supreme court justice, the commission voted to hold hearings behind closed doors.

Officers want Honolulu taxpayers to foot their legal bills in a corruption lawsuit, and the commission is scheduled to decide behind closed doors.

Former police chief Louis Kealoha’s request for legal fees at taxpayer expense is causing angst for Honolulu police commissioners.

The commission hoped to be swearing in a new police chief this summer. But a delay in hiring a consultant to assist in the search has pushed the timeline back to at least September.

She says the leave is due to a workplace injury and unrelated to the fact that she’s under federal investigation.

Civil Beat filed a public records request in April to get access to Katherine Kealoha’s work history, but she tried to keep the documents confidential.

A city prosecutor urged the police commission to ignore calls for more scrutiny of her husband, Police Chief Louis Kealoha.