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CITY OF HONOLULU v. HONOLULU POLICE COM'N

SCWC-20-0000776.

526 P.3d 245 (2023)

CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, BY the DEPARTMENT OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL, Petitioner/Appellant-Appellant, v. HONOLULU POLICE COMMISSION, Respondent/Appellee-Appellee, and Louis M. Kealoha, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

March 7, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna H. Kalama , Honolulu, for petitioner.

Duane W.H. Pang , Honolulu, for respondent.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., McKENNA, WILSON, AND EDDINS, JJ., AND CIRCUIT JUDGE KAWANO, IN PLACE OF NAKAYAMA, J., RECUSED.

I. Introduction

This opinion addresses whether Chief Louis Kealoha ("Kealoha") was entitled to a city-paid attorney to defend him against federal criminal charges. Kealoha was Chief of Police for the Honolulu Police Department ("HPD"). In 2017 and 2018, indictments were filed in the United States District...

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