1. Joseph Kahahawai was abducted and killed after an inconclusive court case ended with a hung jury mistrial.
10 Facts About Joseph Kahahawai
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Joseph Kahahawai's family moved to Honolulu and Kahahawai's parents divorced.
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Joseph Kahahawai lived with his mother, who later remarried, while Kahahawai remained in contact with his father.
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Joseph Kahahawai lived in the Kalihi-Palama area where he was part of the Kauluwela gang, in this case "gang" was simply known as a group of friends.
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On January 8,1932, Joseph Kahahawai was approached by Albert O Jones with a forged summons document stating that Major Ross, Territorial Police Commander needed to see him for questioning.
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Joseph Kahahawai was taken to the Fortescue's rented bungalow in Manoa where the group attempted to coerce a confession out of him at gunpoint.
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The naked body of Joseph Kahahawai lay on the floor of the car, clumsily wrapped in a damp sheet.
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Joseph Kahahawai's parents rushed to the station upon learning of their son's kidnapping and were devastated to learn that he had been murdered.
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Each day the divorced parents of Joseph Kahahawai sat in the filled public section of the courtroom.
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Joseph Kahahawai lay in his coffin with bright orange and yellow Ilima lei around his neck as mourners moved slowly past for hours.