{"id":51453,"date":"2022-11-22T18:41:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T02:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=51453"},"modified":"2022-11-22T18:41:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T02:41:41","slug":"maui-men-convicted-of-hate-crimes-for-beating-white-man-each-facing-up-to-10-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=51453","title":{"rendered":"Maui Men Convicted of Hate Crimes for Beating White Man, Each Facing Up to 10 Years in Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HAWAII<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"After a two-week jury trial, a federal jury in Honolulu, Hawaii, found defendants Kaulana Alo-Kaonohi, 32, and Levi Aki Jr., 33, guilty of a hate crime for their racially motivated attacks on C.K., a white man, officials announced Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The victim attempted to move into their Native Hawaiian neighborhood of Kahakuloa on Maui.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sentencing is set for March 2, 2023. <\/span><\/p>\n

Each man faces up to 10 years in prison, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The FBI Honolulu Field Office conducted the investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The FBI investigation comes nearly seven years after the state pursued its own drawn-out case against Levi Aki Jr., 32, and Kaulana Alo Kaonohi, 31, both Native Hawaiians from the Valley Isle, according to the Honolulu Civil Beat.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The Civil Beat reported that state did not bring hate crime charges against the defendants, focusing instead on assault allegations that ended with plea agreements in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis verdict brings justice and vindication to the victim, a man who was assaulted and nearly killed simply based on the color of his skin,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe defendants, in this case, committed a gruesome attack on the victim because of his race,\u201d said Assistant Director Luis Quesada of the FBI\u2019s Criminal Investigative Division.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n