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High Fives And Hugs: Witness Describes Friendly Relationship Between Mike Miske And HPD Officers David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

High Fives And Hugs: Witness Describes Friendly Relationship Between Mike Miske And HPD Officers

A government witness in the trial of accused crime boss Miske told jurors he asked HPD for help after Miske threatened him. Instead, officers at Miske's business told him to get lost, he says.

The Miske Trial: Muscle And Money David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

The Miske Trial: Muscle And Money

Importing and selling illegal fireworks in Hawaii made millions of dollars for Mike Miske, a witness testified last week.

The Miske Trial: A Honolulu Used Car Dealer Gets Roughed Up Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

The Miske Trial: A Honolulu Used Car Dealer Gets Roughed Up

Testimony continues in the organized crime and murder trial of Honolulu businessman Mike Miske with government witnesses describing violent behavior by the alleged crime boss.

A Bar Fight Could Cost A Former Miske Co-Defendant His Kaneohe Home Screenshot/2024

A Bar Fight Could Cost A Former Miske Co-Defendant His Kaneohe Home

A federal judge who reviewed a video of the fight says there is no doubt that Michael Buntenbah attacked a man in a bar in January, violating the conditions of his bail.

Miske Trial Resumes After Weeklong Recess Due To Juror Illness David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Miske Trial Resumes After Weeklong Recess Due To Juror Illness

Sara Tufele, who has a child with one of Miske's former top associates, testified that she felt threatened after her boyfriend began cooperating with authorities.

Former Miske Co-Defendant Is Back In Federal Custody After A Waikiki Brawl Courtesy: SBBL Law

Former Miske Co-Defendant Is Back In Federal Custody After A Waikiki Brawl

Meanwhile, Michael Miske's federal trial was postponed for a week because a juror is sick.

Miske Defense Suggests Witness Lied About Confession To Curry Favor With Prosecutors Madeleine Valera/Civil Beat/2024

Miske Defense Suggests Witness Lied About Confession To Curry Favor With Prosecutors

Wayne Miller, who is cooperating as part of a 2020 plea agreement, said he had "nothing to gain by lying" about the 2016 killing of Johnathan Fraser.

Miske Defense Calls Key Government Witness A Career Criminal Who ‘Fooled Everybody’ David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Miske Defense Calls Key Government Witness A Career Criminal Who ‘Fooled Everybody’

Wayne Miller has testified that he often purchased guns for Miske and helped plan and "prepare" for the killing of 21-year-old Johnathan Fraser.

Miske Trial: Honolulu Accountant Testifies About 2017 Kidnapping David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Miske Trial: Honolulu Accountant Testifies About 2017 Kidnapping

The event is outlined in a plea agreement reached by one of Michael Miske’s former co-defendants.