{"id":4348,"date":"2009-10-06T13:07:59","date_gmt":"2009-10-06T21:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/?p=4348"},"modified":"2009-10-06T13:08:57","modified_gmt":"2009-10-06T21:38:57","slug":"hoomanao-remember-the-massie-case-and-injustice-then-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/?p=4348","title":{"rendered":"Hoomanao (Remember): The Massie Case and Injustice, Then and Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai\u2018i,<\/strong><\/p>\n

University of Hawai\u02bbi M\u0101noa Office of Multicultural Student Services present<\/strong><\/p>\n


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Hoomanao (Remember)<\/h1>\n

The Massie Case and Injustice, Then and Now<\/h2>\n

UH Manoa Architecture Auditorium<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, October 21, 6 pm to 8 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

A nationwide sensation in 1931 – 32, the notorious Massie Case served as a touchstone for race, class, and injustice in Hawai\u2018i for decades. The case began with an accusation of rape by European American naval wife Thalia Massie against five local young men, and ended with the vigilante killers of one of the men, Joseph Kahahawai, having their prison sentences commuted to one hour spent over drinks with the governor.<\/p>\n

A distinguished panel will discuss the Massie Case and its relevance today, outlining the facts of the case, discussing the ways it affected the subsequent history of Hawai\u2018i and its various communities, and its contemporary echoes in such issues as racial differences in prison sentencing:<\/p>\n