Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017
Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justice Apologizes For ‘Misinterpreting’ Case
Legal experts said Sabrina McKenna’s opinion on the case involving three former city officials was not related to the matter before the court.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017
Convicted Officials May Be Innocent, Hawaiʻi Chief Justice Suggests
Three former Honolulu officials may have an opening to get their criminal records thrown out, one legal expert says.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Pay-To-Play: Hawaiʻi CEO Pressured Staff To Make Political Gifts
Court documents in an ongoing felony case reveal new details about how employees were reimbursed for making campaign donations.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016
Disgraced Police Chief Louis Kealoha Still Owes Honolulu $250,000
Years after his corruption conviction, the ex-chief hasn’t returned his retirement money to taxpayers as promised. Now that he’s back on Oʻahu, is there any hope?
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Federal Judge Won’t Make Bribery Investigations Public — So We’re Appealing
The details behind bribery convictions of two Hawaiʻi lawmakers are vital to restoring the public’s confidence in the integrity of our political system.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
‘This Has To End’: Revelations Renew Calls For Government Accountability
House and Senate leadership have little to say about the subject of a federal bribery investigation giving one of their 2022 colleagues $35,000.
FBI Recorded Hawaiʻi Lawmaker Being Given $35,000
Three years after the handoff, the identities of an unnamed man and the lawmaker he paid remain unknown to the public.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Honolulu Officials Who Arranged Illegal Kealoha Payout Agree To Pay Up
One of the last chapters of Honolulu’s infamous Kealoha scandal has come to an end.
Courtesy: Hawaii News Now
Covid Relief Fraud Gets Hawaiʻi Defense Contractor 87 Months In Prison
Martin Kao, convicted of stealing pandemic-era relief funds, was also ordered to pay $13 million in restitution and serve 12,800 hours of community service.
AP Photo/Jennifer Kelleher/2024
Mike Miske’s Half-Brother, ‘Key Player’ In Organized Crime, Gets 20 Years
John Stancil pleaded guilty last year to one count of racketeering conspiracy, leaving Miske to stand trial alone.