The Maui News / LILA FUJIMOTO photos
The Maui News / LILA FUJIMOTO photos
The Maui News / LILA FUJIMOTO photos
First photo: Graduates pose with (from left) 2nd Circuit Judge Peter Cahill, Police Chief Tivoli Faaumu, Mayor Michael Victorino and 2nd Circuit Chief Judge Richard Bissen (far right) after the 73rd Maui Drug Court graduation ceremony Thursday afternoon. The graduates, who completed the program of intensive treatment and supervision, are (from left next to Victorino) Ikaika Vierra, Randal Rodrigues, Dennis Rieta, Ka’ipo Vida, Shane Carey, Dylan Kepa and Emmanuel Dickson.
Second photo: Graduates Randal Rodrigues (right) and Shane Carey are congratulated by friends and family members after the 73rd Maui Drug Court graduation ceremony Thursday afternoon in the courtroom of 2nd Circuit Chief Judge Richard Bissen, who serves as the Drug Court judge. Seven defendants had criminal charges dismissed or periods of probation ended early when they successfully completed the progr
The Maui News
WAILUKU A 2nd Circuit Court judge on Monday dismissed a case against a 91-year-old Kula man who was charged in connection with a fatal crash in 2016 that killed a 30-year-old woman.
Judge Richard Bissen granted a motion by defense attorney Myles Breiner to dismiss the case against James Shishido, who had been driving a 1998 Ford Explorer that hit Destiny Delima of Paia around 8 p.m. on Nov. 25, 2016. Delima had been walking in the area of Pulehu Road in Kahului.
Doctors had found Shishido mentally unfit for court proceedings because of dementia. Bissen granted the defense’s motion to dismiss the case because of Shishido’s illness.
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Graduates and 2nd Circuit Court judges pose for a photo after the 72nd graduation ceremony for the Maui Drug Court program, which is in its 20th year. From right are 2nd Circuit Chief Judge Richard Bissen, who serves as Drug Court judge, retired 2nd Circuit Chief Judge Joseph Cardoza, 2nd Circuit Judge Rhonda Loo, Joseph Kaikala, Robert Kaikala, Desiree Collier, 2nd Circuit Judge Peter Cahill, Michael Woods, Starr Begley and Kianu Pelekai-Peneku. The Maui News / LILA FUJIMOTO photos
WAILUKU When the Maui Drug Court started 20 years ago, it wasn’t met with the response that organizers had been hoping for the program that offered treatment as an alternative to incarceration for some criminal defendants.