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Posted: April 28, 2006 06:22 PM

Waipahu man convicted of forcing immigrants to work


A Waipahu man convicted of forcing immigrants to work under slave-like conditions will spend 26 years behind bars.

56-year-old Lueleni Maka smuggled young men from Tonga and forced them to work for his landscaping and construction business.

They worked and lived at his Nanakuli pig farm.

Victims testified that they worked long hours and only made $40 to $100 a week. Sometimes they were paid nothing.

If their work was unsatisfactory, they said Maka would beat them.