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WAILUKU With attorneys and the judge acknowledging a Kahului man’s progress in drug treatment and life, he was placed on four years’ probation Thursday for burglary and drug convictions.
David Mollena Jr., 30, was working and participating in drug treatment on Maui, after the pandemic made it difficult to obtain treatment off island, said his attorney, Elizabeth Cuccia.
“When he is sober, he is a contributing member of society,” she said.
Deputy Prosecutor Shelly Miyashiro also cited Mollena’s progress and the victims’ desire for him to get treatment, in recommending that he be sentenced to probation and given credit for more than 18 months he spent in jail.