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New York Post
11-07-2025
- New York Post
Native Hawaii man to be resentenced in hate crime against a white man he beat with a shovel
A native Hawaiian man serving time for brutally beating a white man with a shovel over a decade ago will be resentenced and could be hit with additional years in prison after his appeal of his hate crime conviction was rejected. Kaulana Alo-Kaonohi, 35, was originally sentenced to six-and-a-half years by a Honolulu judge alongside Levi Aki Jr, another Native Hawaiian man, after a jury found them both guilty of the hate-fueled violence in 2023. The court determined that the duo were motivated by Christopher Kunzelman's race when they repeatedly beat him with a shovel in 2014 when he and his wife tried to move into their remote village in Maui. 4 Levi Aki Jr. and Kaulana Alo-Kaonohi were both found guilty of a hate crime, agreeing with prosecutors that the two men were motivated by Christopher Kunzelman's race when they punched, kicked, and used a shovel to beat him in 2014. AP Kunzelman was left with severe brain damage following the assault that placed such stress on his marriage that it catalyzed a divorce, his wife Lori said. Alo-Kaonohi tried to appeal the conviction, taking issue with the federal hate crime enhancement, but the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction Thursday. During the original trial, Alo-Kaonohi's attorneys asserted that the attack on Kunzelman was fueled more by his entitled attitude. It's still not clear how much more time he could get. Considering the judge's previous sentence, though, retired federal defender Alexander Silvert, who is not involved in the retrial, suggested three extra years could feasibly be tacked on. Lori Kunzelman said she'd welcome the extended sentence after she and her husband were essentially run out of their dream home before even moving in. 4 Kaulana Alo-Kaonohi, 35, was originally sentenced to six-and-a-half years by a Honolulu judge. AP 4 The court determined that the duo were motivated by Christopher Kunzelman's race when they repeatedly beat him with a shovel in 2014. Christopher Kunzelman The Kunzelmans still own the trodden-down house they originally purchased on the ocean for $175,000 while they were seeking an escape from Arizona after Lori was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. 'We had vacationed on Maui year after year — loved, loved, loved Maui,' she said. It's been impossible to sell the home, Lori said, as locals just 'won't allow anybody to step foot' on the property. 4 Christopher Kunzelman was beaten when he and his wife tried to move into a remote village in Maui. Christopher Kunzelman 'It was obviously a hate crime from the very beginning. The whole time they're saying things like, 'You have the wrong skin color. No 'haole' is ever going to live in our neighborhood,'' Lori said after the 2023 trial wrapped. Haole, a Hawaiian word that was central to the first trial, can mean 'foreigner' and 'white person.' Much of the struggles between native Hawaiians and white tourists stems from the lack of education surrounding the islands' forced inclusion as a US state and its native history. The Hawaii Innocence Project plans on contesting the retrial to prove that 'haole' is not a derogatory term, the organization's co-director Kenneth Lawson said. With Post wires
Press and Journal
05-07-2025
- Business
- Press and Journal
How owner of Beauly Holiday Park turned ‘one of the worst campsites' he had seen into site with triple the occupancy
Less than 10 years ago Beauly Holiday Park was falling apart, but now it is now one of the most thriving campsites in Scotland. When Highlander Alan Hogan and his wife Lori decided to buy the business in late 2016, the site was in a state of disrepair, with untarred roads and broken toilets and showers. The couple completely transformed the site and since 2017, their occupancy has 'more than tripled'. Nature has been welcomed in with a six-acre reserve that is home to beavers, otters, pine martins alongside sightings of species rarely seen in the Highlands. The campsite has also become well-known for hosting festivals. The owners organised their first one, Beauly Buzz, in 2022, which attracted about 100 people. They now have four festivals a year, all welcoming 250 people and with tickets sometimes selling within minutes of going live. Mr Hogan left his career in the marine industry in 2011 to go travelling for a year. Within a month he met his wife Lori, who is from the US, with the couple starting their first motorhome business in 2013. Mr Hogan said: 'We just had two vans and we parked them at a friend's farm. 'The following year they became four vans. However, the following year we had a bit of a crisis. The business was going to become homeless because our friends were going to sell the farm.' That is when the hunt for new premises started, with the pair buying the Beauly campsite in late 2016. However, the 48-year-old explained the site was 'quite run down'. 'It was a bit crazy buying it in the first place,' he said. Mr Hogan recalled: 'We've tarred all the roads through the park. We've put in new hard-standing pitches and fixed all the electrical outlets. 'I had to change one shower and we had broken toilets too, the drainage barely worked. 'So, basically, we completely closed that down. And we rented toilets from a local hire company. And we ran with that for a few years until we could build a new toilet block. 'From my own experience travelling around, I've been to hundreds of campsites over the years, and it was easily one of the worst I've ever seen.' However, he said that they 'completely turned it around'. He continued: 'We have a really loyal customer base now who absolutely loves the site and our occupancy rate has more than tripled since 2017.' When they took over the site in 2016, the bottom of the park was unusable for camping, so the couple decided to make the space into a nature reserve. The reserve is home to beavers, otters, beavers, pine martens, roe deer, dragonflies and bats. 'We've managed to create a nice little haven for wildlife that our customers can enjoy as well,' the owner said. He explained: 'We have 17 acres and have dedicated six to the nature reserve. 'We've put in ponds and we see a lot of species there. A couple of years ago, Lori took a picture of a caterpillar she hadn't seen before. 'I shared it on a wildlife Facebook group that I run locally, Wildlife in and around Inverness, and suddenly people said, that's really unusual. 'And it turned out to be the first sighting of that species this far north.' Mr Hogan remembers he was worried when a woman came running out of her caravan in 'floods of tears'. He said: 'I thought, 'Oh no I'm in trouble for something'. 'She eventually said 'owls'. 'She'd actually seen some tawny owls in our nature reserve. She just saw them and burst into tears because they're so cute.' In 2023, the couple were finding it challenging to run the motorhome rental business and the holiday park together. They then decided to close the motorhome rental side while bringing in another element. A customer suggested they should try organising a festival on the campsite. In May 2022, they hosted Beauly Buzz, which successfully welcomed about 100 people. They ran it again in 2023 and it grew to attract about 150 people. That year, they also organised Mutiny on the Beauly, a pirate festival celebrated in September. Last year, they brought in a blues festival, Bluesey Beauly, in June and a fourth in August named Beer'n'Bands'n'Beauly. This year, they will host four, with September's one changing its name to Beauly and the Beast, with people encouraged to come dressed as monsters. Mr Hogan said: 'The festival idea really took off. 'Typically, we have about four bands on each night and 250 people per festival. 'This year, for Beauly Buzz, tickets sold out in 45 minutes.' The festivals are also a platform to support local talent. Mr Hogan explained: 'The furthest that we'll take a band from is 100 miles away. It's got to be somebody based in the Highlands.' The same happens on Friday nights, when there is live music at Captain Faff's Bar, the campsite's pub. 'It's local musicians only,' he said. We also asked Mr Hogan whether the North Coast 500 has been positive for his business. The route was officially launched in March 2015, just over a year before he and his wife took over the campsite. He said: 'Absolutely. Probably at least 50% of our camping customers are doing the North Coast 500 or a variation of the North Coast 500. The owner added he has seen an increase in people with tents at the campsite during the first part of 2025. He said: 'We're seeing a lot of people with roof boxes, which is something that has exploded. 'One of the things that I don't think I've mentioned, for every pound that somebody spends with our business here in Beauly, they'll spend at least another pound at the Co-op or at the filling station or at one of the restaurants.'
Daily Mail
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Women ditch beloved jewellery item over bizarre theory which claims they're 'scaring off' men
A bizarre TikTok theory is making women ditch their beloved items of jewellery because they fear they're scaring off men. A growing number of women are now swearing off their once-beloved pearl earrings after a viral trend dubbed the 'pearl earring theory' convinced them that the timeless accessory is actually a massive turn-off for male suitors. The trend has prompted some straight women to give up their pearls so as to attract a partner - while others are loading up on the precious items in the hope of keeping men away. According to social media creators, wearing pearl earrings gives off a 'wife energy' that men allegedly find intimidating, unapproachable, or even boring. The theory, which has gained serious traction with millions of views under the hashtag #PearlEarringTheory, claims that pearls project an image of a woman who is too mature, too polished, or simply 'too put-together' for casual dating. One jewellery designer named Lori, who lives in London and owns Love Lori Michelle Jewelry, expressing her disappointment over this bizarre theory. Taking to her TikTok, she revealed wearing pearls should be considered a good thing as they are 'timeless' and 'classic'. She said: 'Girls, I came across my Google alerts this morning, there's a viral TikTok going on about pearls and how women are wondering if they're single because they're wearing pearl earrings or lots of pearl jewelry in their profile pictures, thus making them appear high maintenance or, I don't know, stuffy, undateable. 'Ladies and gentlemen, pearls are timeless. Pearls are classic. 'If I saw somebody wearing pearls, I would think I don't have to buy this woman jewelry constantly. 'She's gonna be wearing those earrings for her entire life. Pearls are forever.' Meanwhile another creator, Guen, revealed if the theory is real she will wear pearls even more than usual. Her TikTok @algwen_ah, which racked up over 4.6 million views, was captioned: 'If 'pearl earring theory' is real then I will wear it even more.' Another American creator Morgan Mcguire revealed she was 'chronically single' and wondered if it was because of her pearls. She said: 'Recently I've been realising I'm chronically single…I just found out about 'pearl earring theory'…no wonder I'm single, I'm decked out in pearls, truly it's everywhere.' 'I don't think I look intimidating,' she said as she showed off her love for her pearl earrings, necklace and even nails. In another clip , Ericka Dane showed herself wearing pearl earrings with overlay text that read: 'Am I single by choice or is it because of the pearl earring theory? Her video @morganmcguirept2, which garnered over 200,000 views, was captioned: 'Or maybe they just think I'm annoying.' In another clip, Ericka Dane, from the Philippines, showed herself wearing pearl earrings with overlay text that read: 'Am I single by choice or is it because of the pearl earring theory? Many rushed to the comment section of the video's with their own thoughts on the theory with some saying they believe it to be true. One person wrote: 'Actually, I believe in this theory. I started wearing pearls in 2023 since it suits me and it looks elegant, and it was only in 2024 that I came across the theory behind them. 'At first, I didn't really buy it, I only knew that pearls symbolized tears. But looking back, things started making sense.' The woman said she switched to wearing heart earrings a few weeks ago and 'started talking to a new guy.' She added: 'Things were going smoothly until I wore pearls again. We ended just a month later. That's when I noticed the pattern. After that, I stuck with my pearls. And trust me, every time I find myself in talking stage, it never lasts.' Another said: 'Idk but my ex gifted me pearl earrings and not so long after that we broke up.' Someone else added: 'This is an old theory actually, but I do believe what my lola said a long time ago when she was young, she said 'pearls represent elegance, wealth (since it's really expensive), it brings out a lady's natural beauty—people get intimidated instantly.' However others were skeptical with some saying men don't notice jewellery on women. One man said: 'What man is looking at a woman on a dating app and thinking 'oh pearls? No thank you'. We are not that observant.' Someone else said: 'Not a chance these men pay attention. Maybe they just associate them with gross republicans? That I could believe more than a man even noticing a pearl earring.'
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Navitas Semiconductor to Participate in Upcoming CJS Securities Conference
Navitas Semiconductor to Participate in Upcoming CJS Securities Conference TORRANCE, Calif., July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Navitas Semiconductor, the only pure-play, next-generation power semiconductor company and industry leader in gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs and silicon carbide (SiC) technology, has announced participation in the following upcoming investor events: CJS Securities 25th Annual 'New Ideas' Summer Conference July 10th, 2025, Presentation 10:00-10:45 ET and 1-on-1 meetings with Gene Sheridan, CEO Location: Metropolis Country Club – White Plains, NY To learn more and submit a registration request, contact info@ About Navitas Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS) is the only pure-play, next-generation power-semiconductor company, celebrating 10 years of power innovation founded in 2014. GaNFast™ power ICs integrate gallium nitride (GaN) power and drive, with control, sensing, and protection to enable faster charging, higher power density, and greater energy savings. Complementary GeneSiC™ power devices are optimized high-power, high-voltage, and high-reliability silicon carbide (SiC) solutions. Focus markets include AI datacenters, EV, solar, energy storage, home appliance / industrial, mobile and consumer. Over 300 Navitas patents are issued or pending, with the industry's first and only 20-year GaNFast warranty. Navitas was the world's first semiconductor company to be CarbonNeutral®-certified. Navitas Semiconductor, GaNFast, GaNSense, GeneSiC and the Navitas logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Navitas Semiconductor Limited and affiliates. All other brands, product names and marks are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks used to identify products or services of their respective owners. Contact: Lori Barker Investor Relations ir@ A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
New York Times
21-06-2025
- New York Times
Season Opener
Last night, at 10:42 p.m. Eastern, summer arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. With it, a major heat wave is affecting large swaths of the U.S. Keep yourself safe and stay cool however you can this weekend. If you can find your way to some water — a pool, a lake or a river, the ocean, your trusty old bathtub — do it. Not only will you cool off, but you'll also get the benefit that my friend Lori pointed out to me recently: Swimming is one of the only activities in modern life during which it's nearly impossible to be on your phone. (Fine, it's possible in the bathtub. But why are you on your phone in the bathtub?) The ideal of summer, the one that plays in my imagination during the colder months, is totally tech-free. It's all real life, all sensation: sun on skin, sand between toes, picking the corn cob free of its waxy silk, always smelling something grilling somewhere. There's no phone in this film, no text message or push alert, nothing vibrating in anyone's pocket. My colleagues on the Travel desk have a new story this morning about far-flung resorts where people pay up to $32,000 a night to get away from civilization, to unyoke themselves from the stranglehold of Wi-Fi. This seems extreme. But I still get nostalgic remembering the phone-free week I spent in the woods nearly two years ago, what a relief it was not to have that parallel life to tend to for a spell. Last week, I wrote about how to find a middle ground between obsession and retreat in the face of what feels like an impossible-to-process volume of information. The solution, as with so many of our persistent complaints, is presence. The phone takes us out of the present like nothing else. I've been thinking about the moment when you return, after having been deep in your phone, oblivious to your surroundings. There's this feeling of dislocation, like waking up. You have been traveling, you've been elsewhere, totally disconnected from the world, your home. You have this second where you aren't sure where you were, as if you've lost your place. You lose bits of your life when you're lost in your device. You know this, I know this, but somehow, in summer, it seems even more regrettable to miss out on the moment. It's finally warm enough to linger outside. There's enough daylight that, on a Saturday, you can get your chores done and still have time to lie in the grass with a book, to contemplate the leaves against the sky. On hot days in the city, you can see and smell the sun acting on the asphalt, refracting in blurry, mineral-y waves. The roses are almost obnoxious in their exuberance. Why would you want to miss a minute of this? Politics Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian campus protester detained by the Trump administration, was released on bail, ending his three-month imprisonment. A federal judge sided with Harvard and barred the Trump administration from rescinding the school's right to host international students. The university has restarted talks with the White House to potentially settle their acrimonious dispute. The Trump administration laid off more than 600 workers from the federally funded news outlet Voice of America, leaving the broadcaster with fewer than 200 staffers. On Juneteenth, Trump did not utter the name of the federal holiday. It's part of a broader playbook to minimize the Black experience in America, writes Erica Green, a White House correspondent. This week, the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits some medical treatments for transgender youths. In the video below, Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court, describes the three factions within the 6-to-3 decision. Click to watch. Iran-Israel War A day of talks between the European Union and Iran yielded no significant breakthroughs. An Iranian official said there would be 'no room for talking' until Israel stopped its attacks. Israel and Iran traded fire for the ninth consecutive day after a European diplomatic effort — dismissed by President Trump — made little immediate progress in preventing the exchanges of fire from spiraling into a broader war. In a fiery U.N. Security Council meeting, Israel and Iran blamed each other for the war, and their allies took familiar sides. Trump says he wants to make a nuclear deal with Iran in two weeks. Veteran diplomats warn that his timeline may be too short for a notoriously slow process. More International News Microsoft recently suspended a European official's email account, under orders from the Trump administration. The move stoked fears abroad: Can Trump use U.S. tech dominance as a cudgel? The crash of an Air India flight last week highlighted the danger of building busy airports within dense city neighborhoods. Vladimir Putin's insistence on maintaining the Russian offensive in Ukraine has come at a diplomatic cost. Other Big Stories A law student at the University of Florida won a class award for a paper he wrote promoting racist views. It set off months of campus turmoil. The Republican plan to terminate billions in clean energy tax credits would result in a hotter planet, scientists warn. Trump's funding cuts are forcing universities to consider tuition hikes and layoffs. Some New York City leaders want to include nearly two million noncitizens in the next census. Film and TV Flesh-shredding creatures are wandering, crawling and, most worryingly, running amok in '28 Years Later,' the third installment in the zombie film series. Read the review. Three directors are credited on Pixar's 'Elio,' about an orphaned boy who dreams of being abducted by aliens. But they're not all listed onscreen at the same time. Here's why. Times critics put together a list of the best TV shows of 2025 so far, including the animated conspiracy thriller 'Common Side Effects.' In an era of skepticism around live-action remakes, Universal believed a new 'How to Train Your Dragon' would draw audiences. Read the inside story of the studio's big bet. More Culture Many modern video games take inspiration from Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio. FIFA, soccer's governing body, unveiled a luxury fashion line at a starry party in L.A. See inside. New York City restaurants won three of the six major awards at the James Beard Restaurant awards this week, including outstanding chef and outstanding hospitality. After a ban last year, Joey Chestnut will return to the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Leonard Lauder, the visionary executive behind Estée Lauder who died last week at 92, was the original beauty influencer. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
