Christina Jedra

An elderly architect tried to slip an employee what he called a gratuity. County prosecutors say it was a bribe. A judge will decide.

Firefighters have a mantra: Risk a lot to save a lot. But a newly uncovered federal investigation into a firefighter's death cautions fire departments against risking everything when they don’t know whether there’s anyone to save.

The city accused a plans examiner of preferential treatment. The employee said she was trying to help permit applicants.

The permitting director insists the new program is working and problems are being fixed, but some staff are begging for a return to the old system. 

The prosecutor’s office halted the investigation into one of its own employees, blaming a paperwork issue. Now he’s back at work. 

Three former Honolulu officials may have an opening to get their criminal records thrown out, one legal expert says.

Families who drank tainted water on Oʻahu were not informed that the Navy was sitting on the key proof, their lawyers allege. Now it is too late. 

Terri Ann Otani was ordered to have no contact with the family members whose names she allegedly used.

Some Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission investigations have been dragging on for as long as seven years.

Terri Ann Otani, who was acquitted in a federal criminal conspiracy trial last year, faces prison time and hefty fines if convicted of the new charges.