A Hawaii real estate investor and broker are suing Shohei Ohtani, claiming the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar and his agent got them fired from a $240 million luxury housing development on the Big Island's coveted Hapuna Coast that they brought him in to endorse.

According to the lawsuit filed in Hawaii Circuit Court on Friday, Ohtani's agent, Nez Balelo, increasingly demanded concessions from developer Kevin J. Hayes Sr. and real estate broker Tomoko Matsumoto before demanding that their business partner, Kingsbarn Realty Capital, drop them from the deal.

Shohei Ohtani celebrates a home run against the Los Angeles Angels in the eighth inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 11, 2025 in Anaheim, California. Getty Images

"Balelo and Otani, who were brought into the venture solely f

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