Text message meant to inform crime victims causes confusion about an inmate

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) – Crime victims in Hawaii can be notified on the custody and parole status of offenders through a free online and text service.

One of those notifications this week left a family feeling uneasy.

Ezekiel Wakinekona pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 2012 for the death of his three-year-old cousin, Marley Makanani, who was found bruised and partially submerged in a bathtub in a Waimea home on Hawaii Island…

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