haole

The hate crime charges hinged on the offenders referring to Mr. Kunzelman as a “haole” during the attack, a Hawaiian word that broadly means “foreigner” and “White person.”

He later told police Kunzelman was a “typical haole” trying to use his wealth to “change everything up in Kahakuloa.”

In video footage, Aki can be heard using the term “haole,” a Hawaiian word for outsiders, usually referring to White people, that is sometimes used pejoratively.

Aki is heard saying, “You’s a haole, eh.”

Kunzelman testified that what’s not audible in the video is the men calling him “haole” in a derogatory way.