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The Miske Trial: The Accident That Led To Mike Miske’s Downfall FBI

The Miske Trial: The Accident That Led To Mike Miske’s Downfall

Prosecutors allege that Mike Miske wrongly blamed Jonathan Fraser for the death of his son, Caleb, and had him killed in retaliation.

Jury Convicts Miske Of 13 Counts, Including Murder In Aid Of Racketeering Hawaii News Now/2020

Jury Convicts Miske Of 13 Counts, Including Murder In Aid Of Racketeering

The murder charge, which stemmed from the killing of Johnathan Fraser in 2016, carries a mandatory minimum life sentence.

Hawaii Supreme Court Will Review Judge’s Decision To Withhold Abused Girl’s Case File Hawaii News Now/2021

Hawaii Supreme Court Will Review Judge’s Decision To Withhold Abused Girl’s Case File

Public First Law Center is trying to open files that would show why the state and Family Court placed Isabella Kalua with the couple accused of killing her.

Short-Handed Kona Public Defender’s Office Won’t Accept New Drunken Driving Cases Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Short-Handed Kona Public Defender’s Office Won’t Accept New Drunken Driving Cases

Former Big Island Judge Robert Kim says DUI cases are starting to back up in Kona, and he worries it could affect public safety.

The Miske Trial: Interesting Moments From The Organized Crime Trial David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

The Miske Trial: Interesting Moments From The Organized Crime Trial

Gifts to planning department officials, forged signatures and other improprieties came out in testimony from a prosecution witness in the sweeping criminal trial.

Native Hawaiian Midwives Are Asking A Judge To Uphold Their Birth Traditions AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/2024

Native Hawaiian Midwives Are Asking A Judge To Uphold Their Birth Traditions

They are contending state law aimed at ensuring the safety of women jeopardizes those long-held practices.

Porn Producer Is Waging War In Honolulu Against Alleged Copyright Pirates David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Porn Producer Is Waging War In Honolulu Against Alleged Copyright Pirates

The lawsuits are part of a national campaign pitting "swarms of lawyers" against thousands of defendants.

Judge Acquits Miske Of Attempted Murder  Related To A 2017 Ambush At Kualoa Ranch John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2020

Judge Acquits Miske Of Attempted Murder Related To A 2017 Ambush At Kualoa Ranch

The charges stem from an attack on Lindsey Kinney, a Kaneohe man a former Miske associate said the alleged crime boss wanted dead.

Jailhouse Informants Helped Convict This Man In 1998. Lawyers Hope DNA Evidence Will Free Him Ken Lawson photo

Jailhouse Informants Helped Convict This Man In 1998. Lawyers Hope DNA Evidence Will Free Him

The Hawaii Innocence Project says Gordon Cordeiro's case exposes the dangers of testimony from inmates who may be incentivized to lie.

The Miske Trial: The Prosecution Rests David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

The Miske Trial: The Prosecution Rests

One of the most complex criminal cases in Hawaii history has reached a turning point.