Christopher Kunzelman waited in line to enter federal court on Oahu Thursday. Beside him, were several supporters of the two men who had him hospitalized nine years ago.Kunzelman would soon
Christopher Kunzelman waited in line to enter federal court on Oahu Thursday. Beside him, were several supporters of the two men who had him hospitalized nine years ago.Kunzelman would soon
Maui men accused in racially-motivated attack plead not guilty The two suspects were seen on surveillance cameras trespassing onto Kunzelman s property, spewing threats. (Source: Surveillance Cameras) By HNN Staff | January 19, 2021 at 1:07 PM HST - Updated January 19 at 1:07 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Two Maui men who were indicted last week on federal hate crime charges in connection with the 2014 beating of a white man pleaded not guilty in court on Tuesday.
Kaulana Alo Kaonohi and Levi Aki Jr. were initially only given probation for allegedly harassing and attacking Chris Kunzelman and his uncle when they attempted to move in to a new home in Kahakuloa Village.
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The Department of Justice announced charges against two Maui men accused of an attack on a Caucasian man over his race and color.
A federal grand jury in Honolulu, Hawaii, handed down a hate crime charge against Kaulana Alo Kaonohi and Levi Aki, Jr., two men accused of a racially motivated attack against a Caucasian man who had moved into their Hawaiian neighborhood.
According to prosecutors, the two men caused bodily injury to a man, identified as C.K., who moved into the defendants Native Hawaiian neighborhood of Kahakuloa on the island of Maui. A Department of Justice press release states the two men used a shovel during the alleged attack on Feb. 13, 2014, to harm the victim because of his actual and perceived race and color.