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COVID-19 Advisory
The Prosecuting Attorney’s office is temporarily closed to the public.
Access by appointment only.
For assistance, please call 768-7400
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COVID-19 Alert
In an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus we ask all who visit the Prosecutor’s office to please wear face coverings.
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Charges still filed during pandemic
Steps have been taken to reduce possible exposure to the nearly 300 employees in th Prosecutor’s office but the handling of cases involving dangerous offenders have not changed.
The Prosecutor
The Prosecuting Attorney for the City and County of Honolulu is Steven S. Alm. Prosecuting Attorney Steven S. Alm was a Circuit Court Judge from May 2001 to August 2016. He presided at over 200 jury trials and… Read More
Department
The duty of the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney is to seek justice on behalf of the people of the City and County of Honolulu. The department comprises about 100 deputy prosecutors and about 170 support staff, including paralegals,… Read More
Contact
The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney’s address is 1060 Richards St., Honolulu 96813. Our office hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and closed Saturday/Sunday and all State holidays. Our main phone line is (808)… Read More
Prosecutor News Release
Best Wishes to Bryan DePowell
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Bryan E. DePowell will be leaving the Department to become an Immigration Judge with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office of Immigration Reform in Adelanto, California.
Freeman sentenced to life in prison
Darryl Freeman was sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of 31-year-old Keenyn Pahio in March 2017.
Protests spotlight injustice
Protests over racial inequality sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis have erupted here, on the mainland, and throughout the world.
(Photo courtesy: Nancie Caraway)
2016 International Sex Trafficking Summit
More than 80 prosecutors and law enforcement officers from around the world gathered in Waikiki September 28-30 for the 2016 International Sex Trafficking Summit.
Prosecution of Sex Trafficking in Honolulu
Prosecuting Attorney Keith M. Kaneshiro addresses how the office has tackled the issue of Sex Trafficking in Honolulu.