A father was attacked and killed while visiting one of Hawaii's most famous beaches. The man, who had moved to Hawaii from Argentina, was a father of three.
50-year-old Christian Alejandro Coronel was beaten to death. Prior to his slaying, he was staying at the Waikiki Beach Hostel. On November 8, a stranger randomly attacked him without warning. Coronel did not know the man prior to the attack. The man attacked and killed the father.
Following his death, Coronel's family flew out to Hawaii. But he passed away the following the day, according to the Star Advertiser. After the attack in Hawaii, police arrested Ishmael Piula Luavasa. Initially, they charged him with attempted murder, but they've upgraded it to a second-degree murder charge.
Death In Hawaii
He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. The attack comes just a month after Coronel moved to Hawaii for work. He hoped to bring his family over from Washington. His ex-wife commented on the attack, "It's devastating someone took that away. He was loving and had a huge heart."
Meanwhile, Micaela Coronel said that he will donate his organs. As part of the honor walk for him, they played his favorite song which was Lady Gaga's "Alejandro."
"Alejandro was his middle name and I guess he was going by it as his first name in Hawaii. Everybody told us that he was playing that song all day every day," Micaela told Star Advertiser.
While visiting Hawaii, Jessica Lani Rich, CEO of Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii (VASH), helped provide them with lodging and grief support services. "It gave them tremendous comfort that he was giving someone else another chance at life," said Rich.
His ex-wife wants justice for him.
"We also have a whole couple of years of waiting for trial and court," Quiroga said. "We are not going to let go of this. We want to see justice made for him and for us."
