Local Story The Massie-Kahahawai Case and the Culture of History

Name: Local Story The Massie-Kahahawai Case and the Culture of History
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ISBN: 9780824839703

ISBN-10: 0824839706

ISBN-13: 9780824839703

Edition: 2014

Authors: John P. Rosa

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The Massie-Kahahawai case of 1931-1932 shook the Territory of Hawai'i to its very core. Thalia Massie, a young Navy wife, alleged that she had been kidnapped and raped by "some Hawaiian boys" in Waik'k'. A few days later, five young men stood accused of her rape. Mishandling of evidence and contradictory testimony led to a mistrial, but before a second trial could be convened, one of the accused, Horace Ida, was kidnapped and beaten by a group of Navy men and a second, Joseph Kahahawai, lay dead from a gunshot wound. Thalia's husband, Thomas Massie; her mother, Grace Fortescue; and two Navy men were convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter, despite witnesses who saw them kidnap…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Publication date: 3/31/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.08" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English