Hawaii News Now/2022
Three Former Honolulu Officials Charged With Conspiracy For Kealoha Payout
UPDATED: All defendants pleaded not guilty, and a judge allowed their release on unsecured $50,000 bonds.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Convicted Cop In Kealoha Case Gets His Job Back In Arbitration
Daniel Sellers was indicted along with the former HPD police chief and his prosecutor wife in 2017. After taking a plea deal, he was fired by the department.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
The Kealohas, Cocaine Parties And Oxycodone
In an upcoming criminal trial, Katherine Kealoha’s brother, Rudolph Puana, is accused of running a prescription drug ring out of his Big Island pain clinic.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Ethics Commission Quietly Drops Kealoha Investigation As Questions Swirl
The Honolulu Ethics Commission hired two outside attorneys to investigate the Kealohas as well as the people who had previously scrutinized their wrongdoing.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017
Federal Investigation Into Keith Kaneshiro Picks Up As Pandemic Winds Down
Donors to the former elected Honolulu prosecutor have come under increased scrutiny as the U.S. Justice Department tries to build its case.
Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2021
Blangiardi Nominates Former Mainland Officer To Honolulu Police Commission
The mayor says he wants someone on the commission who has empathy for law enforcement officers.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Judge Sends Former Cop Who Flipped On The Kealohas To Prison
A former Big Island firefighter who admitted to having an affair with Katherine Kealoha received a much more lenient sentence.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
Conspiracy Charge Dismissed Against Katherine Kealoha Victim
Ransen Taito admitted to lying to federal investigators after Kealoha told him his mom would go to prison if he didn’t cover for her.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Two Former HPD Officers Sentenced To Prison For Carrying Out Kealoha Conspiracy
Derek Hahn and Minh-Hung “Bobby” Nguyen were key players in the attempted framing of Katherine Kealoha’s uncle, Gerard Puana.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Former HPD Police Chief And Prosecutor Wife Sentenced To Prison
Katherine Kealoha and her husband, retired Honolulu police chief Louis Kealoha, are at the center of a years long investigation into public corruption.