Kihei beach clash puts Hawaii congressional hopeful in court
Hawaii Democratic candidate Kirill Basin appeared in Wailuku court in handcuffs on two counts of first-degree terroristic threatening tied to a Saturday Kihei Beach altercation; bail was set at $1 million. Video shows Basin in a tense confrontation where a bystander intervened after Basin allegedly swung a beach chair; another account says Basin pulled a knife, though his defense says there’s no video evidence of a weapon. Basin has prior arrests, and a mental health evaluation was recommended as the case proceeds.
