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Parade of former, current council members subpoenaed to testify in federal probe
Parade of former, current council members subpoenaed to testify in federal probe By Lynn Kawano | January 22, 2021 at 5:28 PM HST - Updated January 22 at 6:36 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - More officials currently or previously tied to Honolulu Hale are being called to testify in connection with a federal probe stemming from the Kealoha scandal.
Former City Council members Ernie Martin and Trevor Ozawa arrived for federal grand jury proceedings Thursday along with current City Councilman Brandon Elefante.
Both Elefante and Martin declined to comment about their appearance. Hawaii News Now sent an email to Ozawa but did not hear back.