In a shocking case of racial violence, two Maui men have been convicted of a hate crime for their brutal attack on a white man attempting to move into their Native Hawaiian neighborhood.
Kaulana Alo-Kaonohi, 32, and Levi Aki Jr., 33, were found guilty of a hate crime for their racially motivated attacks on C.K., a white man who was attempting to move into their neighborhood of Kahakuloa on Maui.
On February 13, 2014, the defendants stormed onto C.K.’s property and demanded that he pack his things and leave, threatening to ‘tie him up and drag him’ and make him ‘go missing’ if he did not comply.
When C.K. replied that he owned the house, defendant Alo-Kaonohi dragged his index finger along C.K.’s jaw and told him, ‘Your skin is the wrong f****** color.’ Defendant Aki then picked up a roofing shovel and handed it to defendant Alo-Kaonohi, who struck C.K. in the head with it, opening up a bloody wound on the back of C.K.’s head.
Later on, after C.K. had already begun packing up his possessions, the defendants attacked him a second time. During that attack, defendant Aki head butted C.K. and struck him in the face with the shovel a second time, giving C.K. a concussion and causing him to lose consciousness.
The defendants were convicted of a hate crime, which carries a maximum sentence of ten years of imprisonment. Sentencing is set for March 2, 2023. The FBI Honolulu Field Office conducted the investigation.
The case highlights the FBI’s commitment to protecting individuals from being harmed based on their race. The FBI encourages the public to support law enforcement’s efforts to end hate crimes by contacting the FBI at tips.fbi.gov or by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI.
Defendant: Kaulana Alo-Kaonohi
Criminal Charges: Hate crime
City and State: Kahakuloa, Hawaii
Exact Date: February 13, 2014
Sentence or Outcome: Convicted, sentencing set for March 2, 2023
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Key Facts
- State: Hawaii
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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