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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Supporters hold first of 2 Kaua‘i events
Some 100 supporters of presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama rallied yesterday at the historic Hanalei bridge as part of the Bridges for Obama — Yes, We Span! grassroots initiative that aims to gather photos of Obama fans from around the world.
Bevin Parker-Evans, who helped organize the event locally, [...]

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The Kaua‘i County Council yesterday unanimously approved the release of more than $5 million in state funds to upgrade the county’s public safety systems for the next generation.
The decision will allow the county to go forward with a six-year public safety IT strategic plan that will implement improved technologies to boost the efficiency and effectiveness [...]

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A mini-surge of candidates filed to run for a seat on the Kaua‘i County Council just hours before the deadline lapsed yesterday at the Historic County Building.
The field for the Sept. 20 primary and Nov. 4 general election is now set.
Three incumbents are not seeking reelection to the council and all seven seats on the [...]

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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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