DOJ says Hawaii men convicted of 'racially motivated' attack against white man
Victim was attempting to move into "Native Hawaiian neighborhood."
The U.S. Department of Justice this week said two Hawaii natives have been convicted of a racially motivated attack on a white neighbor who was attempting to move into their neighborhood.
The DOJ said in a press release that the two perpetrators, both in their early 30s, "stormed onto [the victim's] property" as he was in the process of moving in, telling him he might "go missing" if he did not leave the area, a traditionally Hawaiian neighborhood.
The perpetrators subsequently violently assaulted the victim twice, including with a shovel, at one point breaking two of his ribs.
Sentencing for the assault will take place in early March; the convicts face a maximum of 10 years in prison.