From the Hawaii Tribune-Herald:

“Get a grip; we are zero ‘frightened,’” wrote jailed cannabis minister Roger Christie in an email sent to the Tribune-Herald on Wednesday in the wake of news that he and his wife, Share Christie, had accepted a plea deal with prosecutors in their federal marijuana distribution case.

Christie’s attorney, Thomas Otake, said that if all goes well at a Friday change-of-plea hearing, his client could be a free man “in approximately six months. …” Read more.

And here’s the latest in other neighbor isle gov’t and politics:

Clock ticking on Coco Palms rebuild

Protester zaps electric company

Kayak company faces fine for commercial activity on state land

Kokee plan moves ahead

Process continues to delay Queen Kaahumanu road

Maui Council discusses hiring third party for audit

Kauai County expands recycling programs

Two with Hawaii ties face SEC charges

Molokai east slope watershed protection

Photo: Roger Christie. (Courtesy)

—Chad Blair