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John Burnett

Reporter · US

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · John Burnett

    Former hoops star Alika Smith sentenced in theft case - West Hawaii Today (opens the original)

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    Alika Smith, right, appears with attorney Kai McGuire on June 29, in Hilo Circuit Court. (JOHN BURNETT/Tribune-Herald) A longtime Hawaii basketball figure was sentenced Wednesday to four years of probation and ordered to seek treatment for a gambling addiction. Hilo Circuit Judge Peter Kubota also sentenced 50-year-old Alika Smith — whose legal name is Justin Alika Pekelo Smith — to 250 hours of nonsports-related community service and a year in jail with credit for time served and the remainder

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · John Burnett

    Former hoops star Alika Smith sentenced in theft case - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens the original)

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    JOHN BURNETT/Tribune-Herald Alika Smith, right, appears in Hilo Circuit Court with attorney Kai McGuire on June 29. A longtime Hawaii basketball figure was sentenced Wednesday to four years of probation and ordered to seek treatment for a gambling addiction. Hilo Circuit Judge Peter Kubota also sentenced 50-year-old Alika Smith — whose legal name is Justin Alika Pekelo Smith — to 250 hours of nonsports-related community service and a year in jail with credit for time served and the remainder put

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · John Burnett

    County seeks dismissal of ‘Sammy’ lawsuit alleging officer was negligent in death of teen - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens the original)

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    Samuel “Sammy” Mwarey and a canine friend in an undated GoFundMe photo. A Hawaii County attorney argued Tuesday in court that a Hawaii Police Department officer who hit and killed a pedestrian with a police car almost three years ago is immune from liability, but an attorney for the family of the victim, a 16-year-old boy, argued the officer was negligent and liable. A Hawaii County attorney argued Tuesday in court that a Hawaii Police Department officer who hit and killed a pedestrian with a po

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · John Burnett

    County seeks dismissal of ‘Sammy’ lawsuit alleging officer was negligent in death of teen - West Hawaii Today (opens the original)

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    Samuel “Sammy” Mwarey and a canine friend in an undated GoFundMe photo. A Hawaii County attorney argued Tuesday in court that a Hawaii Police Department officer who hit and killed a pedestrian with a police car almost three years ago is immune from liability, but an attorney for the family of the victim, a 16-year-old boy, argued the officer was negligent and liable. Hilo Circuit Judge Peter Kubota asked pointed questions of — and at times engaged in the legal arguments with — Deputy Corporation

  5. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · John Burnett

    Nolo dropped less rain than Lala before spinning away - West Hawaii Today (opens the original)

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    Big Island residents over the weekend braced for rain that could’ve caused a second dose of Hurricane Lala-type destruction from flooding but were spared any major damage when Hurricane Nolo took a hard turn to the west. Nolo came to within 150 miles of Ka Lae, also known as South Point, before turning sharply on Saturday. “There were some impacts with some flooding and Highway 11 closed, but compared to what it could have been if the storm had been closer or if there were a direct impact, condi

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