Federal Judge Orders James August To Pay Nearly $100,000
On a flight from Honolulu to New York on Hawaiian Airlines last November, passenger James August engaged in behaviour so disruptive that the pilot felt compelled to turn the plane around and return to Honolulu. August's behavior is not in dispute. He pleaded guilty in February to charges of interfering with a flight crew, and was sentenced to three years probation by U.S. District Senior Judge Susan Oki Mollway.