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Attorney William Harrison wants the state or an independent prosecutor to take over a high-profile drug case involving a client who fears for her life.

Police officials complained earlier this week they didn’t have the cash for departing chief Kealoha. But it turns out he’d already been paid.

The Honolulu Police Department report comes as lawmakers are debating whether to require that more information on disciplinary actions be made public.

Police officials say they likely will need to take money from other public safety programs to satisfy the settlement.

Hawaii’s Sunshine Law requires the public’s business — including the decision to pay the outgoing police chief $250,000 — must be done openly, a legal challenge contends.

Myles Breiner has filed numerous lawsuits attacking the credibility of HPD, the chief and his prosecutor wife. Now he’s representing the couple.

Numerous measures have been floated in the past, but Hawaii lawmakers have been reluctant to improve oversight and accountability of the state’s police departments.

Cary Okimoto tells his employees he opposes the use of HPD funds in a deal to get embattled Chief Louis Kealoha to retire.

Louis Kealoha will have to pay back his settlement if he’s found guilty of a felony within six years. Documents released last week said it was seven years.

Commissioner Loretta Sheehan was outvoted by the other commissioners but presented them with a detailed plan for moving to fire the chief.