Attorneys for the government and Louis and Katherine Kealoha and her brother have agreed to postpone upcoming criminal trials by several months and are asking a federal judge to approve the delays. Read more
Citing the “mountain of evidence” proving Katherine Kealoha’s guilt, federal prosecutors have asked the U.S. Circuit Court to defer considering her motion for a new trial until after she is sentenced in October. Read more
The new court-appointed lawyer for former Deputy Prosecutor Katherine Kealoha on Thursday asked for a delay in her upcoming trials. Read more
Convicted felon Katherine Kealoha has a new court-appointed attorney. Read more
After a jury convicted former Deputy Prosecutor Katherine Kealoha of multiple felony counts, the lead federal prosecutor described her as a chronic malingerer, someone who feigned medical ailments to avoid accountability for her actions. Read more
The city has retaliated against residents and employees of a controversial “safe house” for victims of domestic violence after they spoke to government investigators looking into public corruption, according to the American Civil Liberties Union and an attorney with knowledge of the situation. Read more
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U.S. law enforcement authorities Tuesday voiced concern about the dramatic increase in illegal firearms seized in Hawaii and the growing use of devices that can convert ordinary handguns into machine gun-like weapons. Read more
With about three months left in the federal fiscal year, Kenji Price, U.S. attorney in Hawaii, told reporters that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has seized over 130 illegal firearms in the islands. Read more
HPD already has made changes to address one reason the clandestine conspiracy among the law enforcement cabal was able to operate unimpeded for years. Read more
The quick guilty verdicts in one of the state’s largest public corruption trials brought a wide range of reaction Thursday. Read more
The jury reached a verdict in the Kealoha trial after its first full day of deliberations. Only retired HPD Maj. Gordon Shiraishi was acquitted of all charges. Read more
It’s now up to the jury. After listening to 16 days of testimony from 71 witnesses and three days of closing and rebuttal arguments by the lawyers, the 12-person jury in one of the largest public corruption cases in the state’s history began deliberations Wednesday afternoon. Read more
The 12-person jury left the courtroom about 1:40 p.m. to begin deliberations. Read more
An overflow crowd is expected today when government and defense attorneys give closing arguments in the corruption and conspiracy trial of Katherine and Louis Kealoha and three co- defendants. Read more
Richard Farina usually sits on one side of the courtroom, pj Silva on the other. Until recently, the two retirees didn’t know each other. Read more
A grainy video became a focal point on the final day of testimony Thursday in the so-called mailbox case. Read more
The final three witnesses testified today in the conspiracy trial of Louis and Katherine Kealoha and three co-defendants, ending 16 days of testimony from nearly 80 people. Read more
Louis Kealoha was given a $20,000 discount for the installation of 26 solar panels at his Kahala home in 2013 as a favor to a police officer who worked part time for the solar contractor and because Kealoha was the police chief, according to the contractor. Read more
Prosecutors expect to call several rebuttal witnesses Thursday morning, and closing arguments are scheduled to begin on Tuesday. Read more
Will she or won’t she? The question of whether Katherine Kealoha — the central figure in the ongoing public corruption and conspiracy trial — will testify on her own behalf was left unanswered after her lawyers called seven witnesses Tuesday to present her defense. Read more
This is the 14th day of the high-profile trial, one of the largest public corruption cases in Hawaii history. Read more
