Federal prosecutors say the community is safer because of Michael Miske’s racketeering conviction, but other groups are still at work in Hawaii’s criminal underworld.

Attorneys for two brothers wrongly convicted in the case say Big Island police mishandled the recent investigation into the new suspect.

Steve Alm, running uncontested for reelection, swears by the HOPE probation model, which ensures predictable and immediate sanctions for violators, but studies have produced varying results.

Prosecutors failed to show beyond a reasonable doubt that Miske had paid for the murder of Johnathan Fraser, even though the jury convicted him of other crimes related to Fraser’s death.

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

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

An armed robbery against Japanese tourists has prompted the consul general of Japan here to caution visitors.

Artrina De Lima’s death is the sixth suicide at the Maui jail in the past four years. That is more than the total number of known suicides at all other Hawaii correctional facilities during that time.

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

The chopper for law enforcement missions also would be used to help the fire department with search and rescue and battling blazes.