Written by KGMB9 News - news@kgmb9.com
September 23, 2008 05:26 PM

One month after busting 41 illegal aliens at a Maui construction site, U.S immigration and customs enforcement agents raided the same site again Monday, arresting 21 more.

The immigrants were working at the construction site of the Maui luxury condominium project Honua Kai.

The Pacific Resource Partnership works to keep local jobs with local residents.

The executive director says he's pleased with the job law enforcement is doing to take these illegal workers off job sites.

"We don't begrudge anyone who comes to Hawaii or the US to try and make a better living and earn a better life, but we do have very serious bone to pick with the employers who have total disregard for any of the social or economic exploits that they're having upon these workers," said Kyle Chock of the Pacific Resource Partnership.

The 21 arrested yesterday were all males from Mexico and Brazil. One man was from Slovakia.

They have been flown to Oahu for deportation proceedings.

No word on whether the subcontractor that hired the workers, Global Stone Inc., will be punished