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iLind.net has continued a meandering path through Hawaii's politics, media, and more. The author's reporting has won three top awards in annual competitions sponsored by the Hawaii Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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19h ago
Michael J. Miske Jr., former owner of Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, and other local businesses, faces several murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy charges for his alleged role in the July 30, 2016 disappearance of Jonathan Fraser, who was a close friend of Miske’s late son, Caleb. A photo showing a white Sienna van was recently ..read more
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1d ago
This is the second post excerpted from a draft set of jury instructions filed in court on Friday. The 176-page document is what the court proposes to use to orient jurors and explain the laws they are expected to apply to the sprawling case against former Honolulu business owner Michael J. Miske Jr. I got ..read more
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4d ago
The cats are here. Again. Bessie was very upset at having to return to the v-e-t yesterday for a simple recheck on her mouth. On the drive home, I was seriously worried she was going to somehow break out of her carrier. She was seriously attacking it. Luckily, we all got home quickly, and she ..read more
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5d ago
For news junkies, the decision by the Maui News to cease daily publication, and instead print one edition weekly, with all other news moving online. Publisher Chris Minford announced the move in a letter last week addressed to “readers, our advertisers, and the greater Maui community.” Just as The Maui News began as a weekly ..read more
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6d ago
Alfredo Cabael worked for former business owner and accused racketeering boss Michael J. Miske Jr. for about a dozen years, from 2003 to 2015. He started as a bit player, but worked his way up to become one of Miske’s trusted go-to insiders. At one time, FBI agents referred to Cabael as one of those ..read more
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1w ago
Jackson has quickly become one of our favorite morning dogs! I’m sure you’ll see why ..read more
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1w ago
Today was officially Day 59 in the jury trial of accused racketeering boss Michael Miske Jr. The trial began on January 8, 2024, with jury selection and evidentiary hearings. Opening statements were presented on January 22. From today’s court minutes: “Discussion held regarding the Govt.’s case-in-chief. To date, the Govt. is approximately halfway through their ..read more
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1w ago
Here is another interesting excerpt, this from “Pioneer Days in Hawaii,” by Oliver Pomeroy Emerson (1928). It is an account drawn from the journals kept by Emerson’s parents. This post is from notes typed by my mother back around 1968-69 to assist the nutrition research of Carey D. Miller, who had retired from the University ..read more
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1w ago
Here’s an initial installment from the food-related notes collected by Professor Carey D. Miller in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This is a short excerpt by Maria Loomis, wife of an early missionary to the islands, dated May 1832. I believe this was typed by my mother, Helen Lind, copied from notes gathered by ..read more
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1w ago
And as they say, “Now for something completely different.” My mother attended the University of Hawaii from 1931-1935. She studied with Professor Carey D. Miller in the Home Economics program, and the two became lifelong friends. After Miller’s retirement in 1958, she continued her interest in the history of food and nutrition in Hawaii. My ..read more