Hawaii
Bias Motivation Categories by Year
| Bias Motivation Category | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry | 29 | 26 | 17 |
| Religion | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Sexual Orientation | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Disability | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Gender | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gender Identity | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total: | 36 | 33 | 25 |
Types of Crime
| Crimes Against Persons | 23 | 92.0% |
| Crimes Against Property | 2 | 8.0% |
| Crimes Against Society | 0 | 0.0% |
Bias Motivation Categories
| Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry | 17 | 68.0% |
| Religion | 4 | 16.0% |
| Sexual Orientation | 1 | 4.0% |
| Disability | 1 | 4.0% |
| Gender | 1 | 4.0% |
| Gender Identity | 1 | 4.0% |
*2021 was the first year that the annual hate crimes statistics were reported entirely through the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). As a result of the shift to NIBRS-only data collection, law enforcement agency participation in submitting all crime statistics, including hate crimes, fell significantly from 2020 to 2021.
Case Examples
A judge sentenced two Hawaiian men to more than four years in prison for their racially motivated attacks on a white man who was moving into Kahakuloa Village.
At trial, evidence showed the victim was harassed and threatened by other residents of Kahakuloa Village. On February 13, 2014, while unpacking in his new home, the defendants stormed onto his property and demanded that he pack his things and leave. When the victim declined, one of the defendants threatened the victim and hit him in the head with a shovel. Later, as the victim began packing up his possessions to leave, the defendants attacked him a second time.
During the second attack, the defendants hit the victim in the head again, and the victim became unconscious. When he came to, the attackers were kicking him in the side—kicks that broke two of his ribs. During the second attack, one of the defendants said, “no white man is ever going to live here.”
Press Release: https://www.justice.gov/usao-hi/pr/two-maui-men-sentenced-racially-motivated-attack-white-man
Press Release: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-maui-men-convicted-hate-crimes-racially-motivated-attack-white-man
News
March 3, 2023
Two Hawaii Men Sentenced for Racially Motivated Attack on White Man
November 22, 2022
Two Hawaii Men Convicted of Hate Crimes for Racially Motivated Attack on White Man
January 15, 2021
Two Maui Men Charged with Hate Crimes for Racially Motivated Attack
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