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- ↑ Kawano, Lynn (January 18, 2017). "Police commission OKs controversial payout for embattled HPD chief". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Louis Kealoha Ordered To Pay Back His $250,000 Retirement Settlement". Honolulu Civil Beat. 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ Daysog, Rick (12 January 2022). "3 ex-city executives charged as part of sprawling Kealoha corruption probe". www.hawaiinewsnow.com. Retrieved 2022-01-27.