12-19-2013, 01:44 PM
anonymouse gives a lengthy and detailed account of events in Kalapana.
It just doesn't ring true however, on several different levels.
1. KCT (Kalapana Cultural Tours) didn't even exist in 2007-2008.
2. There is no "Hawaiian Mafia", especially in Kalapana.
3. If there is any "cover-up" of the case; YOU are a big part of it by not reporting it to the police. If you somehow think the police are involved, you should have contacted another Law Enforcement Agency(DLNR, FBI).
4. If there was a shred of truth to your story, one of the witnesses on your tour would surely have spoken out.
5. The car chase and escape&evade in the jungle sound more like a story plot than real life.
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I am a Hao'le, have lived in Kalapana for 28 years and know all the local Hawaiian families. I've worked, surfed and paddled with; socialized with and gotten to know quite a few of them. They don't deserve the dark and unsubstantiated accusations you have subjected them to.
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In my opinion;
This wasn't the work of a non existant local gang. There has been a proliferation of new residents in the area who are more shady than the families that have been there for generations. Many of them had started running lava tours also. It was the work of one or two individuals, not an organized campaign.
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Mouse; until you step up and talk to the authorities as a witness, you should probably just be quiet because any credibility is non existent. This despicable crime will be solved when people start to come forward with credible information and not just autonomous internet posts.
Rainyjim;
Shane Kobayoshi's death didn't have anything to do with testifying against Dana's murderers. He was well known in the area as a drug ripper/thug and had many enemies. Several years ago Government Road in Pahoa was closed off in front of his house while Army EOD personnel disarmed a hand grenade that an associate had thrown at him in his driveway. No conspiracy, just business as usual between two individual low lifes.
It just doesn't ring true however, on several different levels.
1. KCT (Kalapana Cultural Tours) didn't even exist in 2007-2008.
2. There is no "Hawaiian Mafia", especially in Kalapana.
3. If there is any "cover-up" of the case; YOU are a big part of it by not reporting it to the police. If you somehow think the police are involved, you should have contacted another Law Enforcement Agency(DLNR, FBI).
4. If there was a shred of truth to your story, one of the witnesses on your tour would surely have spoken out.
5. The car chase and escape&evade in the jungle sound more like a story plot than real life.
_____________________________________________________________________
I am a Hao'le, have lived in Kalapana for 28 years and know all the local Hawaiian families. I've worked, surfed and paddled with; socialized with and gotten to know quite a few of them. They don't deserve the dark and unsubstantiated accusations you have subjected them to.
________________________________________________________________
In my opinion;
This wasn't the work of a non existant local gang. There has been a proliferation of new residents in the area who are more shady than the families that have been there for generations. Many of them had started running lava tours also. It was the work of one or two individuals, not an organized campaign.
_________________________________________________________________
Mouse; until you step up and talk to the authorities as a witness, you should probably just be quiet because any credibility is non existent. This despicable crime will be solved when people start to come forward with credible information and not just autonomous internet posts.
Rainyjim;
Shane Kobayoshi's death didn't have anything to do with testifying against Dana's murderers. He was well known in the area as a drug ripper/thug and had many enemies. Several years ago Government Road in Pahoa was closed off in front of his house while Army EOD personnel disarmed a hand grenade that an associate had thrown at him in his driveway. No conspiracy, just business as usual between two individual low lifes.