Tulsi Gabbard's brother Bhakti Gabbard arrested for luring children at Waikiki hotel

Bhakti Gabbard, 55, allegedly offered a 9-year-old boy and other kids gum and cash to join him in his room July 12.

Police say he approached children at a Waikiki hotel pool and wrote their names in a notebook.
Prosecutors filed second-degree custodial interference charges on July 17; he remains in custody.
A day earlier, July 16, he was arrested for theft; parents cite marijuana use and mental illness.

Why it matters: A surname reaching the Director of National Intelligence bought him no exemption from a Waikiki holding cell.

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