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Louis Kealoha Files For Divorce From Katherine Kealoha
Louis Kealoha wants out of his marriage with Katherine Kealoha. The former Honolulu police chief filed for divorce from his wife, an ex-deputy city prosecutor, in the First Circuit Family Court Tuesday...
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Why Hawaii Still Has So Few Electric Cars
Hyundai’s Kona Electric SUV has plenty of room for beach outings, a range of 258 miles and numerous awards and accolades. But don’t try to buy one in Hawaii. The compact electric SUV named after the...
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Honolulu Police Acquire More Military-Style Equipment
Honolulu police are getting a new military-style armored vehicle that’s designed to combat high level threats and terrorist attacks. “They’re specialized equipment used for specialized purposes,” said...
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Kiewit’s Payments On Hold Pending Findings Of Rail Investigation
State finance officials rejected more than $30 million in payments to Kiewit Infrastructure West this past quarter because they believe the former rail contractor may be part of the federal criminal...
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Staffer Convicted In Union Vote Rigging Out At HART
Russell Yamanoha, who pleaded guilty last month to a misdemeanor conspiracy charge of helping a union rig a vote in 2015, is out at the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation. HART Executive...
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Once-Defeated Kaneohe Cemetery Expansion Plan Is Back
Ten years ago, Kaneohe residents Grant Yoshimori and Julianne McCreedy were honored by the Legislature for their “extraordinary dedication” in overcoming “overwhelming obstacles” to stop the...
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Navy Resists Calls To Relocate Or Strengthen Red Hill Fuel Tanks
Almost six years after 27,000 gallons of jet fuel leaked from an underground tank at Red Hill, the U.S. Navy says it’s not realistic or affordable to fortify its 20 tanks with double walls. If it can’t...
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Wind Farm Protesters Arrested As They Blockade Road For Construction Vehicles
Honolulu police arrested 55 people Thursday night and Friday morning in a 12-hour operation to transport four pieces of a wind turbine for the planned Na Pua Makani wind farm. At least 22 arrests were...
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Kealoha Plea Deal In The Works
Katherine Kealoha would plead guilty to three felonies, including bank fraud, under a proposed plea agreement between Kealoha and federal prosecutors, attorneys involved in the case say. Alexander...
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Katherine Kealoha Signs Plea Deal With Prosecutors
Katherine Kealoha has signed a plea agreement in two pending criminal cases involving bank fraud, identity theft and drug trafficking charges, her attorney said. Gary Singh, who represents the former...
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With Eye On Mauna Kea, Oahu Isn’t Letting Protesters Stop Unpopular Projects
When protesters descended upon Mauna Kea in July, the group succeeded in blocking equipment from being delivered to the planned site of the Thirty Meter Telescope. Police tried to disband the blockade,...
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27 Arrested In Second Kalaeloa Standoff Over Wind Farm
Honolulu police arrested about 27 anti-wind farm protesters early Monday morning Kalaeloa while demonstrating a greater show of force in response to protests than in the past. Stetson Morales, 18, was...
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Honolulu Medical Examiner, Highest Paid City Employee, Resigns
Honolulu Medical Examiner Christopher Happy will leave his post as the city’s highest paid employee at the end of the month. Dr. Christopher Happy resigned as Honolulu’s medical examiner. In an Oct. 17...
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More Candidates Enter Race For Honolulu Prosecutor
Jacquelyn “Jacquie” Esser, who has been a Honolulu deputy public defender for the past 10 years, has entered the 2020 race for city prosecutor. Esser said in a press release Monday that she’s running...
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Former Honolulu Police Chief Agrees To Plead Guilty To Bank Fraud
Louis Kealoha has signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in a criminal case involving bank fraud charges, his attorney said Monday. The former Honolulu police chief and his wife, former...
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Plan To Award Rail’s Final Contract Reaches Point Of No Return
Local rail officials took an unprecedented step among all other major U.S. transit projects last year when they embraced a public-private partnership, or P3, midway through construction. Now, there’s...
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How To Remove Homeless People From A Park? Close It, Honolulu Says
Faced with complaints of illegal drug use, unpermitted camping, and public urination in a Honolulu park, City Council members are moving to close it. Members of the council’s parks committee voted on...
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Kealohas Plead Guilty To Federal Felony Charges
A major chapter has closed in Honolulu’s largest-ever public corruption investigation after Katherine Kealoha, a former deputy city prosecutor, and her husband, former HPD chief Louis Kealoha, signed...
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Criminal Probe Into Rail Might Creep Into Honolulu Hale, Attorneys Fear
Honolulu city attorneys worry the federal criminal probe that has ensnared the island’s troubled rail project might soon reach Honolulu Hale as well, according to Councilman Ron Menor. On Tuesday, the...
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Hawaii Open Meetings Law Leaves Some Neighborhood Boards Befuddled
A bitter squabble at the Manoa Neighborhood Board is casting a shadow on the Sunshine Law, the state’s open meeting law. The dispute highlights a problem that has cropped up on other boards as well, as...
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