VIDEO: Dem Congressional Candidate Knocked Out By Punch After Threatening Beachgoers

A Democratic congressional candidate in Hawaii was knocked out during a wild beach confrontation after police say he threatened beachgoers and armed himself with a knife.

Kirill Basin, a longshot candidate for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District, was arrested after the violent incident at Keawakapu Beach in South Kihei, according to reports citing the Maui Police Department.

The confrontation reportedly began when a 61-year-old man asked Basin to turn down his music.

Basin allegedly responded by threatening the man and implying he had a firearm, including a threat to shoot the man’s wife.

A bystander then stepped in, setting off a physical altercation that ended with Basin being dropped by a punch in a video that spread quickly across social media.

Police said Basin allegedly armed himself with a knife and threatened multiple people before throwing it into the ocean.

The knife was later recovered by police.

Video of the confrontation was shared widely online, including by the accounts HHHNewz and MaileMalia369.

The beach incident is not Basin’s first run-in with police this year.

Maui police previously arrested him in May after he allegedly entered a county building in Wailuku while brandishing a firearm and getting into a verbal altercation with county employees.

Police said officers responded within minutes, placed the building under partial lockdown and later arrested Basin in Kihei.

Kirill Basin, a Democratic candidate gets knocked TF out when he tries to swing a beach chair at a much bigger man.

All I keep hearing is Chris Tucker saying, “YOU GOT KNOCKED TF OUT!” 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/aA6Fvgyuxa

— Just Jen ℞ 🫡🇺🇸 (@JustJenRX) August 4, 2026

He was arrested then on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening.

“The Maui Police Department will not compromise public safety, and incidents of this nature are taken extremely seriously in Maui County,” said Chief John Pelletier. “I am extremely proud of the quick response and professionalism displayed by our personnel, which helped ensure a peaceful resolution.”

Police said that earlier May incident followed a separate confrontation two days before at a South Maui town hall meeting, where Basin had to be escorted out after a verbal altercation with Maui County Council member Thomas Cook and staff members.

Cook later said Basin “became aggressive and confrontational” and “threatened violence against the police” and a council ambassador.

Two days later, reports circulated that Basin “brandished a weapon in a county office building in a confrontation with county employees.”

Several people have taken out temporary restraining orders against Basin, including Cook, who said he was concerned for his own safety and the safety of his staff.

POLL: Should Sanctuary Cities Be Banned From Federal Funding?

Basin has also been arrested in other incidents involving assault and property damage since May, according to police.

Attorneys Myles Breiner and Brandon Segal represent Basin.

Breiner said the case is pending review by the Maui Prosecutor’s Office and had no comment at this time.

Rep. Jill Tokuda, the Democrat whose seat Basin is seeking, condemned the violence in a statement.

“Violence has no place in our communities or in public service. Anyone holding or seeking office, at any level of government, should be held to a higher standard. Our communities deserve leaders who bring people together, not those who contribute to further division or violence.”

Basin’s campaign had pitched him as a candidate focused on housing, economic opportunity, climate resilience, government accountability and public safety.

But the latest arrest gives Hawaii Democrats another ugly headline involving a candidate already known locally for erratic incidents, restraining orders and alleged threats.

For Republicans, the footage is not just a beach fight.

It is another example of Democratic politics producing candidates who preach public safety while allegedly creating chaos in public.

Basin is listed on Hawaii’s Democratic primary ballot.

Voters now have a video, a police file and a growing list of incidents to consider before they cast one.

POLL: Should Foreigners Be Banned From Buying American Farmland?