Sefo Fatai says a woman he thought would give him money to pay off a debt to his boss handed him meth instead, plunging him into an eight-year ordeal fighting the criminal justice system.

Civil Beat reporter Yoohyun Jung and photographer Cory Lum visited six state correctional facilities last week. No surprise, the facilities are overcrowded and seriously in need of repair.

His office says it’s not clear what the feds want to talk about, but that Dwight Nadamoto will cooperate.

Earle Partington says he’ll still be around to help her with any future issues once she’s been sentenced.

The court-appointed attorney for Katherine Kealoha received the largest chunk of the fees.

Honolulu police officers shot about 20 rounds at the 30-year-old man as he was driving his car toward them, the Honolulu police chief said.

Jodie Maesaka-Hirata is leaving in December and will be replaced by a top DPS administrator.

Several wrote that Louis Kealoha, convicted of conspiracy in federal court, did not know the extent of crimes committed by his wife, former deputy prosecutor Katherine Kealoha, but her lawyer said it’s unfair for her to take all the blame.

Katherine Kealoha and her husband, former HPD Chief Louis Kealoha, will likely face years in prison after reaching plea agreements with federal prosecutors.

Louis Kealoha’s plea deal will keep him from a trial that had been set for January. It comes a day after his wife, Katherine, signed her own agreement.

Her attorney said she signed a deal at the Federal Detention Center Sunday morning.

A hearing has been set for Tuesday in federal court to finalize a settlement that would avoid more trials.