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As part of an agreement with prosecutors, Alexander Yuk Ching Ma has pleaded guilty to a count of conspiracy to gather or deliver national defense information to a foreign government.

A jury announced not guilty verdicts Friday in a yearslong bribery case against Honolulu's former top prosecutor and five people associated with the engineering and architectural firm Mitsunaga & Associates.

Prosecutors allege that Mitsunaga & Associates employees conspired to bribe then-Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro with campaign donations in exchange for Kaneshiro's prosecution of a former company employee.

For two weeks 17 “bellwether” families shared how they were affected after the 2021 leak from the Navy’s fuel tanks into its water system, which serves 93,000 people.

A trial for a mass environmental injury case began Monday, more than two years after the military's Red Hill facility poisoned thousands of people when it leaked jet fuel into Pearl Harbor's drinking water. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke with people at the courthouse supporting the families.

A federal court trial starts Monday for military families seeking damages against the federal government for exposure to fuel-contaminated water in 2021. Attorney Kristina Baehr is part of a team of lawyers representing 7,500 affected individuals in three federal cases.

Kauaʻi County has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that the police chief discriminated against a captain for being Japanese American.

An upcoming bribery trial against Honolulu’s former top prosecutor won’t be delayed despite an ongoing investigation into allegations that a defendant threatened the judge who had been presiding over the case, which prompted his unexpected recusal last month.

U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright issued an order Wednesday morning recusing himself in the case against former Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro. Jury selection was scheduled to begin next month in one of Hawaiʻi's most anticipated criminal trials.

A trial underway in U.S. court is providing a possible glimpse into Hawaiʻi's underworld. Prosecutors say Honolulu businessman Michael Miske Jr. led a violent organized crime ring responsible for killings, kidnappings, drug trafficking, extortion, money laundering and chemical weapons attacks.