Title Information Author: John P. Rosa Title: Local Story Subtitle: The Massie-Kahahawai Case and the Culture of History Place: Honolulu Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press Year: 2014 Pages: xii + 163pp. ISBN-13: 9780824828257 (cloth) – Find a Library: Wikipedia, WorldCat | ISBN-13: 9780824839703 (paper) – Find a Library: Wikipedia, WorldCat Language: English Keywords: 20th Century | U.S. History | Cases: Offenders / Joseph Kahahawai; Cases: Victims / Thalia Massie; Types: Gang Rape, Interracial Rape Full Text Link: Project MUSE (Restricted Access) Additional Information Author: John P. Rosa, Department of History, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Contents:
Description: »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 Waikīkī. 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 Kahahawai and the later discovery of his body in Massie’s car. Under pressure from Congress and the Navy, territorial governor Lawrence McCully Judd commuted their sentences. After spending only an hour in the governor’s office at ‘Iolani Palace, the four were set free.
Reviews: Okamura, Jonathan Y. The Journal of Pacific History (October 14, 2014). – Full Text: Taylor & Francis Online (Restricted Access) Wikipedia: Joseph Kahahawai, Massie Trial, Thalia Massie Added: October 25, 2014 – Last updated: October 25, 2014 |