Second chances

Hawaii's fledgling veterans treatment court aims to help military offenders get their lives back on track

By William Cole

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 03, 2013

~~<p>The three men appearing before Circuit Judge Edward Kubo Jr. had served in the Army, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, but now they were trying to make amends for felony convictions ranging from burglary and drug abuse to making threats with a knife while intoxicated at home.</p>
<p>"How are you?" Kubo asked the 45-year-old former soldier who broke into a Frito-Lay facility to steal copper wire, according to court records.</p>
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The three men appearing before Circuit Judge Edward Kubo Jr. had served in the Army, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, but now they were trying to make amends for felony convictions ranging from burglary and drug abuse to making threats with a knife while intoxicated at home.

"How are you?" Kubo asked the 45-year-old former soldier who broke into a Frito-Lay facility to steal copper wire, according to court records. Login for more...