Defense In Kaneshiro Bribery Trial Probes Architect About Side Jobs At Mitsunaga & Associates

Defense attorney Thomas Otake cross-examined former Mitsunaga & Associates, Inc. architect Laurel Mau Tuesday about dozens of emails between herself and clients for various side jobs she conducted while on company time. Mau, who is one of the government’s central witnesses in the bribery trial of former Honolulu prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro and five other defendants, worked for the architecture firm for 15 years before she was abruptly fired in 2011. Her former employers said she stole from the company by conducting side jobs using Mitsunaga & Associates’ resources. She was...