Since the story broke about Kenoi and the P-Card use, one underlying tone kept on coming up, even during the times the stories coming out were pretty brutal on Kenoi. 

That tone was simply "the promise".

No matter how bad the stories sounded, there was always a sense that if Kenoi could get through the scandal, and the trial, that somehow the promise of him being the next big leader in Hawaii could still happen. And, without too much hesitation, as soon as the acquittal came down, the political pundits were out there talking up, again, the promise of a rising Billy Kenoi. 

Of course the road to redemption is pitted with potholes, and he''s going to need to figure out how an acquittal in Hilo can be translated into true redemption to the political and money consolidators in Honolulu. But by God, he's been given that chance today. 

Now lets see where it goes.