Former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha files for divorce from wife Katherine

• By Rob Perez
• Oct. 15, 2019
• 41

Kealoha cited irreconcilable differences in filing for divorce in state court, according to Rustam Barbee. Read more

Investigators set their sights on owners of Hawaii’s illicit massage parlors

• By Rob Perez
• Oct. 13, 2019
• 65

On any given day, the scores of illegal massage parlors in Hawaii each can take in thousands of dollars from sex transactions. Read more

Senior housing planned at former Aiea Sugar Mill site

• By Rob Perez
• Oct. 6, 2019
• 6

The city is close to approving a development agreement that will transform the long-vacant former Aiea Sugar Mill site into affordable rental housing for seniors. Read more

Authorities target adults trolling online to sexually exploit minors

• By Rob Perez
• Oct. 6, 2019
• 3

The 41-year-old construction worker arrived at the Honolulu meeting spot bearing gifts: a doll and two bottles of nail polish, one pink. Read more

Ewa beach man indicted again for manslaughter in fatal shooting of neighbor

• By Rob Perez
• Oct. 5, 2019
• 6

Farr originally was indicted in June 2018 in connection with the shooting death of his neighbor, John Hasselbrink, a Navy chief petty officer. Read more

Honolulu officials unveil plans for affordable senior housing at former Aiea sugar mill site

• By Rob Perez
• Oct. 5, 2019
• 9

City officials are looking to develop 3.44 acres of land at 99-385 Pohai Place into a three-story building with 140 affordable units for seniors ages 62 and older. Read more

Louis and Katherine Kea­loha request to forgo jury trial on bank fraud charges

• By Rob Perez
• Oct. 5, 2019
• 16

Louis and Katherine Kea­loha have asked a federal judge to waive their right to a jury trial on bank fraud charges, an indication that the defendants and the government are making progress in ongoing negotiations to settle the case. Read more

New Hawaiian Home Lands rules allow more housing options

• By Rob Perez
• Oct. 1, 2019
• 21

Gov. David Ige on Monday signed new administrative rules that allow the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to develop multifamily, rental and kupuna housing on trust property, providing a new tool that Ige and the state agency say eventually will help address a huge backlog of Native Hawaiians waiting for homestead leases. Read more

DHHL lets delinquent lease swell to $242,000

• By Rob Perez
• Sept. 22, 2019
• 57

The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for years allowed a Big Island man to make sporadic lease payments on a parcel in Hilo. Read more

Sentencing for Kealohas delayed until Halloween

• By Rob Perez and Nelson Daranciang
• Sept. 20, 2019
• 10

U.S. District Chief Judge J. Michael Seabright agreed Thursday to delay the sentencing of Katherine and Louis Kealoha for their conspiracy and obstruction convictions while settlement talks continue related to the couple’s upcoming trial on bank fraud charges and a later drug-related trial involving Katherine Kealoha and her brother. Read more

Sentencing for Kealohas delayed until Halloween

• By Rob Perez
• Sept. 19, 2019
• 48

Attorneys would not disclose details of the settlement talks. Read more

New trial in Kealoha civil case may be in order, judge says

• By Rob Perez
• Sept. 14, 2019
• 9

A state judge Friday said he was inclined to grant a new trial in the civil dispute between Katherine Kealoha and her grandmother and uncle, but the case needs to be sent back from an appellate court before the judge can do so, according to the attorney for the Kealoha relatives. Read more

Judge inclined to grant new trial in Katherine Kealoha’s civil case against family, attorney says

• By Rob Perez
• Sept. 13, 2019
• 5

The Puanas were appealing a 2015 jury verdict that awarded Kealoha more than $650,000 in damages after a trial held for a 2013 lawsuit that the Puanas had filed against the former deputy prosecutor. Read more

DHHL-city land swap for rail stirs questions

• By Rob Perez
• Sept. 8, 2019
• 46

Another pending land swap involving the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is raising questions about whether Native Hawaiian are getting the short end of the deal. Read more

Hawaii has mixed record on sanctions for nurses, physicians

• By Rob Perez
• Aug. 25, 2019
• 3

A decade ago a woman surrendered her nursing license in Wyoming to settle allegations that she altered a prescription to obtain a controlled substance for herself. Read more

Court hears arguments in DHHL trust case

• By Rob Perez
• Aug. 22, 2019
• 2

The Hawaii Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a breach-of-trust lawsuit against the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands that has dragged on for 20 years. Read more

Native Hawaiian homestead case to be heard by Hawaii Supreme Court

• By Rob Perez
• Aug. 21, 2019
• 44

Sixty years to the day after Hawaii became a state, attorneys for about 2,700 Native Hawaiians will appear before the state’s highest court today to argue that the government has failed in its duty to award homestead lots to Hawaiians. Read more

Katherine Kealoha will not get a new trial for now

• By Rob Perez
• Aug. 8, 2019
• 11

Convicted felon Katherine Kealoha is not getting a new trial. Read more

Department of Hawaiian Home Lands land deal under fire

• By Rob Perez
• Aug. 5, 2019
• 45

Three times over the past eight years, Edward Maria asked the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands whether it had any land he could lease in Kalaeloa for his trucking business. Read more

Judge in Kealoha case finds no conflict with new attorney

• By Rob Perez
• Aug. 3, 2019
• 5

The unidentified woman is not expected to be on the prosecution’s witness list for Kealoha’s January trial on bank fraud and identify theft. Read more

Grab and Go: Chamorro Grindz celebrates Guam fare

• By Review by Rob Perez
• July 30, 2019
• 1

Before finding a permanent spot in Waikele, Chamorro Grindz would make appearances at Eat the Street and other food truck events around Oahu. Read more