Hawaii golfer Tadd Fujikawa's father indicted in meth trafficking<!--endheadline-->
Derrick H. Fujikawa accused of selling meth to undercover police
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The father of Hawai'i golf pro Tadd Fujikawa has been indicted by an O'ahu grand jury on two counts of first-degree methamphetamine trafficking.
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Derrick H. Fujikawa, 44, is free on $50,000 bail until trial.
He is scheduled for trial Oct. 20 in Circuit Court.
Fujikawa could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for each of the Class A felony counts if convicted.
Court records show Fujikawa was indicted July 31. He was released after posting $50,000 bail.
Victor Bakke, Derrick Fujikawa's attorney, said Tadd Fujikawa is not involved in the case in any way.
"Our biggest concern is that this does not bring any undue attention to Tadd, his life and his career," Bakke said. "This has absolutely nothing to do with him."
"It's a terrible burden to bring shame upon your son and family, and Derrick has his issues that we are going to be dealing with," he said.
Bakke said Honolulu police made two undercover buys from Fujikawa.
A status conference is scheduled for Sept. 18.
Further details of his case were not available.
Both of Tadd's parents, Lori and Derrick Fujikawa, have been supportive of their only son's professional golf career.
Derrick Fujikawa has sometimes accompanied his son to professional golf tournaments and is usually in the gallery at local tournaments.
When Tadd turned professional in July 2007, Derrick Fujikawa was a project manager for a construction contractor.
Attempts to reach Derrick Fujikawa last night were unsuccessful.
