Quake shakes east side of isle
VOLCANO, Hawaii » A small earthquake struck the east coast of Hawaii island Sunday, but no damage or injuries were reported.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-3.8 quake struck about 1:56 p.m.
It hit at a depth of 5.5 miles and was centered about 10 miles south of Volcano and 12 miles southwest of Fern Forest.
Police said were no reports of damage or injury.
At 6 p.m. Saturday a magnitude-4.1 earthquake rattled Loihi submarine volcano. Loihi, about 22 miles off the coast of Kau, rises to within about 3,000 feet of the surface.
Prosecutor ties drugs to crime
Hawaii County’s next prosecutor says there is "absolutely a correlation" between methamphetamine use and property crimes.
"You think about people who have a $150-to-$300-a-day methamphetamine habit," Mitch Roth, who takes over the job Dec. 3, told the Hawaii Tribune-Herald. "Where are they gonna get the money? They have a couple of choices. They can work hard and earn $300 a day. Not too many people earn $300 a day. They can sell things they own. They can sell themselves. They can sell drugs. And they can sell things that they don’t own. So people are breaking into houses to feed their addiction."
Roth also said he will keep his campaign promise to look at unsolved murders "with fresh eyes." He said he might refer some cases to the state attorney general’s cold-case squad.
Roth, 48, takes over from Charlene Iboshi, who is retiring at the end of the week.
Roth has been a deputy prosecutor for 19 years, 14 on Hawaii island.
