No word yet on whether the change will delay the much-anticipated corruption trial.

Judge Michael Seabright did not say why he is recusing himself, and his office declined to comment.

The defendants were caught on tape talking about how to arrange the retirement deal without asking the City Council’s permission.

A federal judge said that the case can proceed, rejecting accusations of prosecutorial misconduct against Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Wheat and his team.

Martin Kao, who’s pleaded guilty to numerous criminal charges already, faces a barrage of lawsuits seeking to recoup money he’s alleged to have stolen or misspent.

For years, a local businessman paid off officials in exchange for lucrative contracts. The system he exploited has been left largely unchanged.

Bill Wong still has active permit applications even as he waits for his prison term to begin.

Kanani Padeken is the last of six defendants to be sentenced in a bribery scandal at Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting.

Choy was involved in several bribery cases but was only charged in one after cooperating with federal prosecutors.

In the face of painful permitting delays, Bill Wong said he gave in to the pressure to “pay to play.”