Maui's top prosecutor is pushing back on the police chief's claim that the mayor is under criminal investigation, deepening a public fight at the top of county government.

• Prosecuting Attorney Andrew Martin says Mayor Richard Bissen is not the focus of the case police chief John Pelletier pointed to.
• Pelletier says he was put on paid leave because Bissen has been under criminal investigation since August, and called the move a betrayal of public trust.
• The state attorney general's public corruption unit is looking into claims raised in a civil lawsuit filed by Bissen's former chief of staff.
• Pelletier insists there is a separate criminal case involving the mayor, leaving two officials openly contradicting each other.

Outlook: The attorney general's corruption review will likely decide whose version holds up, and the chief's leave fight is far from settled.