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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A group of concerned residents yesterday continued to fight for the protection of a sacred Hawaiian burial site where a home is being built on the North Shore.
Some 15 members of the newly formed ‘Ohana O Naue rallied at the Mo‘ikeha Building to urge the county Planning Commission to revoke California resident Joseph Brescia’s permits [...]

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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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As I reported yesterday evening, the Native Hawaiian Legal Corp. was unable to secure a temporary restraining order to halt construction of Joe Brescia’s house atop some 30 burials at Naue.
However, the NHLC also has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on behalf of Jeff Chandler, a fisherman whose family goes way back in [...]

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Native Hawaiian protesters on the beach clashed with construction workers yesterday after a tense day at a home site at Naue Point where at least 30 bodies are buried.
No one was arrested or injured, but both the protesters and the construction workers filed complaints with the police, who arrived at about 1 p.m.
The site, where [...]

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