Tulsi Gabbard’s brother was arrested and charged after he allegedly tried to lure several children to his Waikiki hotel room on Sunday.
The older brother of former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard was arrested and charged after he allegedly tried to lure several children to his Waikiki hotel room on Sunday.
The suspect, 55-year-old Batarti Gabbard, was charged on Friday, July 17, 2026, in connection to the “stranger danger” incident that occurred at a hotel in Waikiki on Sunday afternoon, July 12.
The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) said that at 2 p.m. on Sunday, the suspect approached several children, including a 9-year-old boy, at a pool area of a Waikiki hotel. He allegedly offered them gum and money to get them to join him in his hotel room.
Jesus fucking Christ. Hawaii is a modern state with mental healthcare and people who go to that healthcare. The Gabbards being in a literal cult has a lot more to do with this than “island culture”.
givessomefucks constantly makes shit up on vibes and then confidently asserts it; they’ve blocked me because they didn’t like seeing me call out their constant stream of ass-pulled misinformation.