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Podcast: Crime And Punishment In The Kealoha Trial
Part One: The Nuts And Bolts Of Conspiracy Part Two: What Kind Of Sentences Could The Defendants Face? Closing arguments in the federal corruption trial involving former Honolulu Police Chief Louis...
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Denby Fawcett: Ala Moana Not The Best Place For A ‘World-Class’ Playground
Honolulu City Council member Ann Kobayashi told me that she thinks the new playground proposed by a private group for Ala Moana Beach Park is a done deal. “It’s going to happen because the mayor wants...
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City Will Use ‘Digital Stings’ To Nab Illegal Vacation Rentals Starting Aug. 1
Honolulu officials will start conducting “digital stings” in August after Mayor Kirk Caldwell signed a law on Tuesday cracking down on illegal short-term vacation rentals. “This is a good bill,”...
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Kealoha Conspiracy Trial: ‘Power, Greed And Manipulation’
Federal prosecutors want the jurors in the criminal trial of Louis and Katherine Kealoha and three Honolulu police officers to remember one thing before they deliberate. “If you’re in for an inch,...
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‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Co-Star Beth Chapman Dies Of Cancer
HONOLULU (AP) — Beth Chapman, who co-starred with her husband on the “Dog the Bounty Hunter” reality TV show and later spoke out against some bail reform measures as leader of a national bail agents’...
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Kealoha Conspiracy Trial Is Now In The Hands Of The Jury
Now we wait. After 18 days of trial, the jury began deliberations Wednesday after hearing the closing arguments in the criminal case against retired Honolulu police chief Louis Kealoha and his wife,...
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Hawaii AG: Rehab Center Ignored Promised Reforms For 2 Years
Two years ago, the Sand Island Treatment Center, a nonprofit drug and alcohol rehab reliant largely on public money, told the Hawaii Attorney General that it would fix several problems identified in an...
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Mainland Mayors Face Backlash For Business Trip To Honolulu
As leaders from across the country land in Honolulu for the U.S. Conference of Mayors this week, some are getting flack from their constituents back home for visiting the island destination. New Jersey...
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Kym Pine: ‘Strongly Considering’ Running For Mayor
Honolulu City Councilman Ikaika Anderson bowed out of the race for mayor in 2020 last week, but Councilwoman Kymberly Marcos Pine appears headed in the opposite direction. Pine, who represents parts of...
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Jury Convicts Kealohas And 2 HPD Officers Of Conspiracy
Jurors convicted four defendants Thursday in a Honolulu police corruption case involving allegations that former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha and his prosecutor wife, Katherine Kealoha, framed...
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Katherine Kealoha Is Sent To Jail Until Sentencing
Katherine Kealoha will go to jail as she awaits her sentencing in October. U.S. District Court Judge J. Michael Seabright revoked Kealoha’s bail Friday and ordered her detained in the Federal Detention...
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HPD Investigating Fatal Shooting By Deputy Sheriff As A Possible Murder Case
The Honolulu Police Department is investigating the February shooting death of a homeless man at the State Capitol by a deputy sheriff as a second-degree murder case, HPD spokeswoman Michelle Yu said...
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Understanding The Verdicts In The Kealoha Conspiracy Case
Katherine Kealoha, Louis Kealoha, Derek Han, Minh-Hung “Bobby” Nguyen and Gordon Shiraishi.Cory Lum To comprehend the verdict against Louis and Katherine Kealoha and their three alleged co-conspirators...
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Hawaii Teen Tells Politicians: Listen To Us, Or We’ll Vote You Out
Hawaii public officials should worry about losing their seats if they don’t improve their engagement with young people, a local teen activist testified at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Honolulu on...
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How Do You Make Bike Commuting Work On Oahu? Start At 4:30 a.m.
Lynn Bailey is not Oahu’s typical commuter. At an hour when you hear more roosters crowing than engines revving, Bailey sets out on a 16-mile trek from her home near Punchbowl to her office atop...
View Article70 Sex Abuse Cases Settled On Guam
The Pacific Daily News on Guam reported Friday that 70 sex abuse cases were settled against the Boy Scouts of America, Capuchins and Sisters of Mercy. Forty-four of the cases were settled against the...
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June Showers Bring More Pali Highway Repair Work
Last week’s heavy downpours didn’t just dump record-setting rainfall on Oahu for June. Instead, the June 25 deluge also ensured the island’s Windward and Windward-bound commuters will have to deal with...
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Proposed Housing Development Gets A Rough Reception In Kaneohe
A developer’s plan to convert land zoned for preservation into an enclave of upscale homes has hit a wall of community opposition in Kaneohe, resulting in more constituent resentment against embattled...
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Taxpayers Shouldn’t Expect Louis Kealoha To Pay Them Back Anytime Soon
Now that former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha is a convicted felon, his former employer wants its money back. In January 2017, the Honolulu Police Commission approved a deal to pay Kealoha...
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Katherine Kealoha’s Tax-Funded Attorney Wants Out
(AP) — A defense attorney appointed to represent a former Honolulu prosecutor convicted of conspiracy wants to part ways with her client. Cynthia Kagiwada filed a motion Tuesday asking to withdraw as...
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