Hawaii is one of those states that is excessively harsh on non-violent crimes, and excessively soft on violent crimes.
It is a state that doesn't allow civilians to carry concealed weapons, even those without a criminal record. It is a state that considers any touching between a stripper and a customer "prostitution" and therefore has raided strip bars on that premise. It is a state that wastes time raiding marijuana farms and underground gambling casinos.
Yet, yesterday, a Hawaiian racist (Manuel Kupahu) who brutally assaulted a white man at Waimanalo Beach Park was sentenced to a year in jail. All that white man did was tell Kupahu to stop abusing his dog. Kupahu yelled "I'm going to kill that fuckin haole", then came with 2 other guys and brutally beat the white man, breaking his ribs. An offense like that ought to be at least 20 years minimum! A year in jail for a brutal beating like that is a slap on the wrist.
For more info on that, see
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/May/13/ln/ln12a.html
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Also, in court yesterday, Chris Aki, the 21 yr. old ice addict who killed an 11 year old girl Kahealani Idreginal with a lead pipe. Aki was convicted for manslaughter instead of murder. A manslaughter conviction comes with a maximum of 20 years.
Aki didn't commit manslaughter, he's a murderer! He lied in court. First he confessed to police that commited murder. Then in court, he said he saw Kahealani's uncle killing her with a 40 lb. rock. The uncle refused to testify! However, a coroner said that Kahealani's autopsy showed that the type of beating she received looks more like a beating from a lead pipe instead of a 40 lb. rock! Also, Kahealani's blood was found in Aki's car! Busted!
For more info on that, see
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/May/13/ln/ln05a.html
For Kahealani Indrigenal's mother's reaction to all this see
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/May/13/ln/ln03a.html
And the people of Puuwai Momi (the community where Kahealani lived) are pissed off at the verdict for being too soft on Chris Aki.
see
http://starbulletin.com/2004/05/13/news/index2.html
Aki deserves a minimum of life in prison with no parole! Though I wouldn't mind seeing him executed!
