The latest news coverage about disgraced Honolulu police chief Louis Kealoha and former Honolulu deputy prosecutor Katherine Kealoha.
Former Deputy Prosecutor Katherine Kealoha intends to sign a plea deal with federal prosecutors in which she will admit to three felony criminal offenses from two pending prosecutions, one of her attorneys said Friday. Read more
As part of the plea deal, Kealoha has agreed to cooperate in the ongoing federal investigation, her attorney said. Read more
Katherine Kealoha is taking another day to consider a proposed plea deal from federal prosecutors, one of her attorneys said today. Read more
Federal prosecutors have offered to reduce their recommendation for the length of Katherine Kealoha’s imprisonment by a few years and will dismiss multiple charges against her if she agrees to plead guilty to two felony counts. Read more
Kealoha cited irreconcilable differences in filing for divorce in state court, according to Rustam Barbee. Read more
A federal judge on Wednesday granted Louis and Katherine Kealoha’s request to waive their right to a jury trial on bank fraud charges as settlement negotiations continue in the corruption case. Read more
U.S. District Chief Judge J. Michael Seabright will act as judge and jury in the trial originally scheduled to start Jan. 14 with jury selection. Read more
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
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
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Attorneys would not disclose details of the settlement talks. Read more
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
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
Convicted felon Katherine Kealoha is not getting a new trial. Read more
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
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
The former director of the Honolulu Ethics Commission told the panel’s members Wednesday that they violated the public’s trust by pulling him and his staff off from their investigations of ex-Police Chief Louis Kealoha and his wife, then-Deputy Prosecutor Katherine Kealoha. 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
Deputy prosecutor- turned-felon Katherine Kealoha shuffled into federal court Thursday wearing an off-white, short-sleeve prison jumpsuit, navy blue boat shoes and shackles around her ankles. Read more
