Beating victim's family appeals for help

The Kalihi resident is "in bad shape" after the attack at a bus stop

By Susan Essoyan

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 06, 2013

~~<p>Carl Realista, 59, was waiting at the bus stop early Sunday in Kalihi, heading to his job as a landscaper in Liliha, when an apparently random attack left him comatose and in critical condition.</p>
<p>On Tuesday, as Realista lay in a medically induced coma at the Queen's Medical Center after brain surgery to remove a blood clot, his family members and the police called for help in finding the people responsible.</p>
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Carl Realista, 59, was waiting at the bus stop early Sunday in Kalihi, heading to his job as a landscaper in Liliha, when an apparently random attack left him comatose and in critical condition.

On Tuesday, as Realista lay in a medically induced coma at the Queen's Medical Center after brain surgery to remove a blood clot, his family members and the police called for help in finding the people responsible. Login for more...