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Alema Leota (March 10, 1928 – May 11, 2008) was an alleged Hawaiian organized crime boss 〔 during the 1960s and 1970s, who led an unsuccessful nonpartisan campaign for the Governor of Hawaii during the 1978 election. He was defeated by former Governor George Ariyoshi during the general election. == Biography == Leota was born and raised in La'i.e., Hawaii, on the island of Oahu, to Samoan immigrant parents, Aivao and Matala Leota.〔 His parents were among the first Samoan immigrants to settle in Hawaii in 1919 after their conversion to Mormonism.〔 He attended Kahuku High School, but ultimately graduated from 'Iolani School.〔 Leota was drafted into the United States military during the final draft conducted after the end of World War II.〔 He served for three years in the 82nd Airborne Division, based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and completed over 40 parachute missions.〔 He first made headlines in Hawaii in 1952 when Leota and his brother, Reid Leota, were arrested in Honolulu on charges of murdering a man at a pool hall on Smith Street.〔 Leota was later convicted on a lesser charge of assault while his brother was convicted of murder.〔 Alema Leota was repeatedly fingered by both federal and state authorities of allegedly being head of Hawaii's organized crime during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Often called The Boss, he was rumored to have been one of the most feared yet respected men of his time.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alema Leota」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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