Accused of stealing the chief’s mailbox, Gerard Puana fires the latest legal salvo in a case that has led to a police corruption investigation.

Honolulu’s top prosecutor has been a harsh critic of a Justice Department investigation into Police Chief Louis Kealoha and his prosecutor wife.

Records show Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha has only contributed to a campaign once in the past decade.

But the commission’s newest member questions whether it would use the additional authority.

Mayor Kirk Caldwell won’t talk about why he’s not either replaced or reappointed the carpenters union leader.

The U.S. Department of Justice appears to be gaining steam in its investigation of Honolulu’s police chief and his wife for alleged corruption and abuse of power.

Former prosecutor Loretta Sheehan says public debate about police misconduct is necessary and healthy.

City Council is being asked to approve hiring three law firms to defend the city and the ethics commission in the Kealoha case.

Yet that hasn’t stopped a potential $1.3 million contract to study rebuilding OCCC from going to the New Jersey company.

The public defender who instigated a federal probe says he doesn’t trust the Honolulu Police Commission to investigate the matter on its own.

Targets of a federal corruption probe, the Honolulu police chief and his prosecutor wife struggle to win the battle of public perception.

Charles Djou and Peter Carlisle say the mayor should ask the police chief to step aside during a federal corruption investigation.

Records in a lawsuit by Chief Louis Kealoha and his wife against the city ethics commission shed light on alleged abuses of power by the couple.

The city watchdog agency’s executive director has been under fire ever since he investigated the mayor’s inaugural luau in 2013.

Loretta Sheehan says she wants to boost transparency and increase accountability to rebuild public trust.

Lawmakers concede that tougher police accountability measures haven’t been a priority despite numerous high-profile cases of serious misconduct.

Honolulu’s police chief and his prosecutor wife, under a federal grand jury probe, deny allegations of corruption and abuse of power.

Amid ongoing Police Department scandals, Mayor Kirk Caldwell must decide whether to reappoint three police commissioners whose terms are up.

The Honolulu Charter Commission wants Oahu voters to consider a proposal that would strengthen the authority of the Police Commission.

The Honolulu Charter Commission is receiving wide-ranging proposals to beef up the Police Commission and create other ways to address officer misconduct.

HPD Chief Louis Kealoha is in the middle of a well-publicized federal criminal investigation. But the commission isn’t convinced it’s for real.

Michael Wheat of California, who has handled public corruption cases in the past, is leading the FBI’s criminal investigation of the chief and his prosecutor wife.

Louis Kealoha and his wife ask a judge to stop the city Ethics Commission from investigating them over the case of a missing mailbox.

The Honolulu Ethics Commission is investigating whether HPD Chief Louis Kealoha abused his power to investigate the case using an elite police unit.

A review panel wants citizens to weigh in on a department that has come under intense scrutiny over high profile incidents involving possible officer misconduct.

HPD Chief Louis Kealoha is embroiled in several high profile incidents involving misconduct within his department, yet the Honolulu Police Commission says he “exceeds expectations.”

A new report from the U.S. Conference of Mayors provides meaningful lessons that can be applied in Honolulu in light of recent problems.

The Honolulu Police Commission sent state lawmakers a short letter that did nothing to address their concerns about how Police Chief Louis Kealoha runs his department.

But the federal law enforcement agency won’t say whether it is investigating or not.

UPDATE: In a letter, four lawmakers ask the Honolulu Police Commission to appoint one to two people to help embattled Police Chief Louis Kealoha run his department.

Mayor calls chief’s stolen mailbox case “a private matter,” even though it’s the subject of a potential FBI investigation.

With an FBI probe already possible, chairman Ron Taketa said the commission will not pursue a case based on “rumor and speculation.”

UPDATE: A federal public defender says the theft charge is being dropped and alleges the police withheld evidence and falsified reports.

That’s a question being asked by lawmakers who have concerns that the agency is ineffective when it comes to handling police oversight.

Kealoha’s remarks were out of line, the judge ruled. Now, the defense wants an investigation into corruption at the highest levels.

The police chief revealed details about the defendant’s criminal history on the witness stand.

Someone took Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha’s mailbox. His wife blames her uncle. The public defender says it was someone else. Animosity pervades.