{{Short description|Honolulu police chief}} {{Infobox person | name = Louis Kealoha | image = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | body_discovered = | education = | occupation = Former chief of the [[Honolulu Police Department]] | spouse = | partner = | known_for = Conviction for conspiracy and obstruction of justice }} '''Louis Kealoha''' is a former Chief of the [[Honolulu Police Department]]. He joined the department in 1983 and was promoted to Chief on November 25, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-26|title=Our Chiefs - Honolulu Police Department|url=https://www.honolulupd.org/our-chiefs/|access-date=2022-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326134004/https://www.honolulupd.org/our-chiefs/|archive-date=2021-03-26}}</ref> Following his appointment, he and his wife [[Katherine Kealoha]] threw a lavish party, spending $26,000 which had been stolen from Katherine's grandmother.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=So Why Would Anyone Fake Stealing A Mailbox? The Feds Make Their Case|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/02/so-why-would-anyone-fake-stealing-a-mailbox-the-feds-make-their-case/|access-date=2022-01-27|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|language=en}}</ref>
In December 2014 the FBI launched an investigation into Louis and Katherine following the arrest and prosecution of her uncle who was framed by the couple for stealing their mailbox. In December 2016, Kealoha was placed on leave after federal charges were filed. In January 2017, the [[Honolulu Police Commission]] authorized a payout to Kealoha of $250,000 without the authorization of the [[Honolulu City Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Daysog|first=Rick|title=3 ex-city executives charged as part of sprawling Kealoha corruption probe|url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2022/01/12/3-high-ranking-former-city-officials-surrender-fbi-part-massive-corruption-probe/|access-date=2022-01-27|website=hawaiinewsnow.com|date=12 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
Louis Kealoha was convicted of conspiracy and obstruction of justice, along with his wife Katherine and three other police officers in June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-28|title=Jury Convicts Kealohas and 2 HPD Officers Of Conspiracy|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/06/jury-convicts-kealohas-and-2-hpd-officers-of-conspiracy/|access-date=2022-01-27|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|language=en}}</ref> The former police chief began serving a seven-year prison sentence in Oregon which was delayed by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] until June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Start Of Kealoha Prison Term Delayed For Vaccination|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/beat/start-of-kealoha-prison-term-delayed-for-vaccination/|access-date=2022-01-27|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|date=23 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kealoha, Louis}} [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:21st-century American criminals]] [[Category:American municipal police chiefs]] [[Category:American police officers convicted of obstruction of justice]] [[Category:American prisoners and detainees]] [[Category:Honolulu Police Department officers]] [[Category:Law enforcement officials from Hawaii]] [[Category:Prisoners and detainees of the United States federal government]]