His roots are in Hawaii, but his only crime was being born in the wrong place. He was unjustly incarcerated and the key was tossed with no chance of parole.
I think it is best understood in the words of a song:
"They took all the trees
And put them in a tree museum
And they charged all the people
A dollar and a half to see 'em
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
'Till it's gone
They paved paradise
And they put up a parking lot"
If you can arrange for a visitation, Please tell him I said Hi
You can expect to be monitored while you visit, so take care. No sudden movements.