[1] He pleaded no contest to second-degree negligent homicide in 2006 for killing a moped driver in a traffic accident in 2003.
[1] The judge sentenced him to six months in prison, but allowed work release during the day for community service and to teach hula.
[1] On March 20, 2010, Fonseca flew from Hilo to Oahu to perform at the Lei o Lanikuhonua Hula Festival in Ko Olina.
[1] He was a strong supporter of the festival, which was founded in 2006 and allows high school students to perform and study with hula masters.
[1] Fonseca's death came less than a day after the passing of another prominent hula figure, Auntie Dottie Thompson, who developed the Merrie Monarch Festival.