The Great Rail Robbery
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February, 1934: Hawaii’s first and only train robbery occurred this month on Kauai. The Hawaii Historical Society reports in full: “A masked gunman stopped a slow-moving train of the Kekaha Sugar Co. near Mana, Kaua‘i, and escaped with the locomotive and $11,000 taken from the Mana paymaster on board. Police recovered the loot in a swamp near the home of Kaimiola Hali, a fisherman, whose suspicious behavior soon resulted in his arrest and conviction. Hali, an ardent fan of Western movies, was inspired by some of the films he had seen.”
