Kakaako Shelters Work To Move Homeless Into Housing Faster
The state’s newest homeless shelter opened its doors Sept. 28 with the intent to transition its clients into permanent housing within 90 days. Three months later, the Kakaako Family Assessment Center...
View ArticleIs HPD Chief’s Departure Just The Beginning Of An ‘Ugly’ Mess?
Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha may have agreed to retire amid a growing corruption scandal that has embroiled his family and tarnished the reputation of his department. But he’s far from off the...
View ArticleHPD Chief Could Get A Lucrative Cash Payout Along With Pension
Although he’s the target of an ongoing federal corruption investigation, Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha is expected to receive a substantial cash payout as part of a retirement agreement being...
View ArticleNew Kakaako Park Rules Could Keep Homeless Away
The state agency overseeing Kakaako redevelopment has approved new rules for its parks, including areas that have frequently been the sites of homeless encampments. The updated rules were approved by...
View ArticleCity Council Members ‘Leery’ Of HPD Chief’s Retirement Deal
Don’t cut the deal, at least not yet. That’s the message Honolulu City Councilwoman Kymberly Pine had Tuesday for the Honolulu Police Commission, which is considering a lucrative retirement package for...
View ArticleCaldwell: There’s Likely No Deal Yet On Police Chief’s Departure
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said Wednesday said he doubts a final agreement has been reached yet between the Police Commission and Police Chief Louis Kealoha over a possible payout to the chief in...
View ArticleState Says Number Of Available Shelter Beds Will Go Up In 2017
State contracts that support homeless shelter operations will fund nearly 200 more shelter beds in 2017 compared to last year, Gov. David Ige announced Thursday. That’s despite concerns that a new...
View ArticleFBI Serves Search Warrant At Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office
The FBI executed a search warrant at the Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney on Friday morning as part of an ongoing corruption probe into the city police chief and his wife, who is a...
View ArticleHonolulu Police Commission To City Council: Stay Out Of It
The Honolulu Police Commission doesn’t want to meet with the City Council regarding a retirement deal for Police Chief Louis Kealoha, who has agreed to leave his post under criminal suspicion but is...
View ArticleSenator: ‘Silent’ Police Commission Should Stay Quiet A Bit Longer
Hawaii Sen. Will Espero has added his name to the chorus of people urging the Honolulu Police Commission to hold off on inking a cash settlement with Police Chief Louis Kealoha, who is under federal...
View ArticleHonolulu Police Chief Gets $250,000 In Retirement Deal
Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha, who is under investigation for public corruption, will receive a $250,000 cash payment as part of a retirement deal he cut Wednesday with the Honolulu Police...
View ArticleWhy One Police Commissioner Wanted To Fire The Chief
If Loretta Sheehan had her way, Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha would be prepping for a fight to keep his job rather than cashing a $250,000 check. Sheehan was the only Honolulu police commissioner...
View ArticleHawaii Christian Church Says No Gays Allowed At Upcoming Banquet
A church is prohibiting gay and transgender couples from attending its annual Sweethearts Banquet at the federally owned Hale Koa Hotel, even though state law bans discrimination on the basis of sexual...
View ArticleThousands Defy Rain And Trump During Rally In Honolulu
Thousands of people braved the rainy, windswept streets around the Hawaii Capitol on Saturday to join the Women’s March on Oahu to defend women’s rights in the face of the incoming Trump...
View ArticlePolice Commission Clarifies HPD Chief’s $250K Deal
The Honolulu Police Commission issued a correction Monday that made clear outgoing Police Chief Louis Kealoha will have to give back a $250,000 severance payment if he’s convicted of a felony within...
View ArticleActing HPD Chief Concerned About $250K Payment To Kealoha
Retiring Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha’s $250,000 severance payment isn’t sitting well with his acting successor. On Tuesday, the department released a Jan. 19 letter that Acting Police Chief...
View ArticleWill Police Reform Finally Gain Traction In The 2017 Legislature?
Hawaii lawmakers are once again seeking to make the state’s police agencies more transparent and accountable to the public. The question is whether high-profile scandals, most notably the ongoing...
View ArticleCouncil Votes To Curb Commercial Acitivity At Waimanalo Beaches
A bill to prohibit most commercial activity at five Waimanalo beaches was approved by the Honolulu City Council on Wednesday. Waimanalo residents have complained of an increase in crowds of tourists...
View ArticleCan One Attorney Sue The Chief And Defend Him At The Same Time?
Last year, as it became increasingly clear that Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha and his wife, Katherine, a city prosecutor, were suspects in a federal criminal investigation, the couple turned to...
View ArticleLawsuit: Police Commission Broke The Law With Secret Meetings
The Honolulu Police Commission violated state law when it met behind closed doors to discuss Chief Louis Kealoha’s employment, including agreeing to allow him to retire with an added payment of...
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