Hawaii sailboat owner indicted on child exploitation charges, arrested in Canada

Aug 26, 2026

A man who sailed in and out of Hawaii harbors has been arrested in Canada on federal child exploitation charges, a serious case for Hawaii's boating community.

  • Donald Stephen Lang, 62, is accused of producing sexually explicit images of a child aboard his 52-foot sailboat while docked in Hawaii.
  • The alleged crimes happened between September and December of 2024.
  • Lang holds both U.S. and Canadian citizenship and was picked up in Canada over the weekend after a Hawaii grand jury indicted him.
  • He was already convicted before on separate child sexual abuse charges in Idaho.
  • The FBI says more accusations of similar crimes have surfaced.

Outlook: Lang faces extradition proceedings from Canada to Hawaii, and investigators are likely to look for additional victims.

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