Judge deciding whether man can build property over Hawaiian burials
A contentious legal battle on Kaua’i over what constitutes proper treatment of unmarked Hawaiian burials could lead to new state laws on the subject, the judge hearing the case said yesterday.
Fifth Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Watanabe said she’ll decide by Sept. 16 whether to grant Kaua’i [...]

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Residents at a project on Kauai question millions of dollars levied in monthly fees
The developer of a new luxury condominium resort project on Kauai is being accused of charging condo owners more than $2.2 million in bills that he should have paid himself.
Some condo owners at the new Waipouli Beach Resort have asked state and [...]

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A last-minute motion to temporarily halt construction at a Wainiha homesite known to contain at least 30 iwi, or graves, was denied this afternoon by 5th Circuit Judge Kathleen Watanabe during a lengthy preliminary injunction hearing.
Watanabe declined the temporary restraining order request, made by the Native Hawaiian Legal Corp. on behalf of its Kaua‘i clients, [...]

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The Kauai Planning Commission said it would investigate claims made by a Kauai group that the home being built atop the cemetery in Haena is illegal.
At a commission meeting Tuesday, James Huff, one of the protesters who linked themselves together last week to stop construction at a home site at Naue Point, said the plans [...]

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The men say they will return if work restarts on top of Kauai graves
Kauai police plan to issue arrest warrants for the protesters who stopped construction Thursday on an oceanfront home being built over 30 graves, Kauai Police Chief Daryl Perry said.
Perry said yesterday that Kauai police were on their way to arrest the men [...]

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The number of houses sold on Kauai last month was down slightly from July of last year, while the number of condominium units fell by nearly half.
There were 30 single-family homes sold on Kauai in July, down 9 percent from 33 homes sold during the same month in 2007, according to statistics from Hawaii Information [...]

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