Reacting to swift convictions June 27 of Katherine and Louis Kealoha and two police officers for corruption, Mayor Kirk Caldwell was swift in wanting to “move on.” That drew criticism from some who thought Caldwell too eager to avoid lessons learned from the case involving the former police chief and his former deputy prosecutor wife.

Also wanting to move on now: Cynthia Kagiwada, Katherine Kealoha’s court-appointed attorney, who is asking to withdraw from defending Kealoha, citing “an irretrievable breakdown in the attorney-client relationship, which cannot be reconciled.” Given the seedy revelations so far involving her client, who faces two more criminal trials, it’s harder to fault Kagiwada for wanting to move on.

Don’t panic over Mauna Loa

There is no need to be alarmed, period. But the U.S. Geological Survey raising the alert level for Mauna Loa volcano from normal to advisory, as it did Tuesday, is sure to be noticed, just a year after Kilauea’s dramatic eruption that devastated lower Puna.

The alert uptick for Mauna Loa is due to increased earthquake and ground deformation rates over the past few months.

Again: No eruption is imminent, and current conditions do not mean progression to a Mauna Loa eruption. To track USGS updates, see volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mauna_loa/status.html.