text: "It’s hard to believe that a Lihue court would even grant bail, and such a low figure, especially to someone with prior prison time for theft."
  
  THIS is what happens when you have judges that are appointed instead of being elected by the people they are supposed to represent/PROTECT.   In Vegas, for example, judges GET elected by PROMISING  to be "tough of crime" and the  like.  No performance promises need be made here.