Jurors watch the video testimony of Florence Puana, 99, in the public corruption trial of the Kealohas and three police officers.
Honolulu Police Corruption
Civil Beat’s guide to the ongoing U.S. Justice Department investigation into police and public corruption in Hawaii
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Kealoha Trial: ‘I Thought It Was Uncle Gerry Right Off The Bat’
Prosecutors try to use police officers’ prior grand jury testimony against them in the criminal trial over an alleged frame job.
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Kealoha Trial: ‘That’s Not The Way That Mailbox Should Come Off’
Alexander Silvert, who’s credited with uncovering the alleged conspiracy involving Louis and Katherine Kealoha, gets his day in court.
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Kealoha Trial: Prosecutors Try To Show HPD Tampered With Key Evidence
An FBI specialist testified that much of the surveillance video from outside the couple’s home on the day before the mailbox theft appeared to be recorded over.
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Witnesses: Kealohas Targeted Uncle Years Before Mailbox Theft
UPDATED: Several people testify Louis and Katherine Kealoha had it out for Gerard Puana long before they accused him of stealing their mailbox.
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‘My Heart Sank’: Former Officer Details His Role In Mailbox Conspiracy
UPDATED: Niall Silva, who pleaded guilty in 2016 for his part in the alleged framing of Gerard Puana, testified Tuesday that he falsified police reports and lied to the FBI.
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Kealoha Trial: Officers Testify Against Their Former Chief And His Wife
UPDATED: John McCarthy, now a deputy chief, said Katherine Kealoha tried to get him to investigate her uncle for financial elder abuse two days after her mailbox was reported stolen.
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‘Why Us?’ Homicide Detective Wondered As He Was Assigned To Mailbox Case
Testifying during Day 2 of the Kealoha trial, Dru Akagi said he thought it was a “conflict” to take on a theft case in which his boss the police chief was an alleged victim.
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Kealohas On Trial: Conspiracy Or Just A ‘Conspiracy Theory’?
Opening statements kicked off one of the largest public corruption cases in Hawaii history Wednesday, the first of what could be three trials facing the former HPD chief and his prosecutor wife.