![The Miske Trial: The Accident That Led To Mike Miske’s Downfall](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-29-at-6.37.00-PM-400x213.png)
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](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2020/07/18125746/Screen-Shot-2020-07-18-at-12.54.05-PM-400x200.png)
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](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2021/11/12130444/Missing-girl-pics-400x217.jpeg)
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](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2016/05/HPD-Police-DUI-Sobriety-checkpoint-Alapai-Street-cops1-400x244.jpg)
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](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2024/01/08114132/240108-dc-Miske-Court-2645-400x300.jpg)
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](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2024/06/15115619/AP24163740225168-400x267.jpg)
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](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2024/01/23141227/240123-dc-Miske-arrivals-3655-400x267.jpg)
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](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2020/08/15161442/image1-e1660619939734-400x246.png)
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.
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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](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2024/01/08114050/240108-dc-Miske-Court-2635-400x300.jpg)
The Miske Trial: The Prosecution Rests
One of the most complex criminal cases in Hawaii history has reached a turning point.