Domestic Violence Action Center helping families in need for 30 years
When Honolulu police responded to a domestic violence case in Makiki last week, the first thing Nanci Kreidman of the Domestic Violence Action Center wondered was if the woman had a safety plan and knew her options. For 30 years, the center has helped families in need. Kreidman shared how the problem has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
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Massie Case Anniversary Today, flowers mark a Kalihi gravesite. It was on January 8th 1932 that Joseph Kahahawai Jr was murdered. He was one of five men accused of raping Thalia Massie, wife of a navy officer. Their trial resulted in a hung jury but the story does not end there. Not long after that, Kahahawai was kidnapped by Officer Thomas Massie and others and was shot dead. While a jury convicted them for killing Kahawai, they never served a day in jail. We pick up the story with cemetery historian
Nanette Napoleon who has a personal connection to this story of race and injustice.