Gangs in Hawaii - Mafia & Crime in Paradise - DanielsHawaii.com He is a man of many such paradoxes, known for being as charming as he is . On four properties he has arranged dozens of statues, including life-size lions, nudes and towering pagodas. After Japan Arrest, Will Genshiro Kawamoto Lose Kahala Houses? As . Genshiro Kawamoto owned several buildings, villas and mansions in Kahala. Between 2009 and 2011, Marugen Group, which Kawamoto presides over, concealed 3.543 billion yen in earnings in evading 1.06 billion yen in taxes. Mulboyne on Twitter The local land development company bought 27 properties along Kahala Avenue, which represents 16 percent of the strip's residential lots, as well as two residential lots and a preservation-zoned parcel on Oahu's windward side and 146 acres of agricultural land in south Maui. Resides in Citrus Heights, CA. Prosecutors in Japan allege that Kawamoto evaded about $9 million in corporate taxes from his Marugen group companies, which operate more than 50 buildings in places such as Ginza in Tokyo and the Hakata and Kokura districts of Fukuoka prefecture, according to Japanese media reports. Statues of lions have been placed in the driveway of one of Genshiro Kawamoto's Kahala Avenue homes. [1] He is also notable for controversial real estate investments in the late 1980s, when he bought more than 170 properties, including many Oahu homes. Gone are the graffiti, boarded-up windows, broken glass, crumbling walls and over-grown weeds. You're reading a premium story. "This acquisition is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we are gratified to see our efforts come to fruition.". The other element of the plan was to create art and garden museums. He has several night clubs in Tokyo that are apparently connected to the Yakuza. Genshiro Kawamoto in California - Spokeo