A Kilauea organization is leading a coalition of community groups in an effort to raise funds to purchase the Hawaiian burial ground at Naue point in Wainiha, a press release issued Tuesday states.
The effort has been seeded with a $75,000 pledge from an anonymous donor, according to Keone Kealoha, executive director of Malama Kaua‘i, a [...]

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The State Historic Preservation Division failed to follow state law regarding Native Hawaiian burials in a Kaua’i beachfront houselot where 30 sets of human remains were found, Fifth Circuit Judge Kathleen Watanabe ruled this afternoon.
The agency must now consult with the Kaua’i-Ni’ihau Island Burial Council, any lineal descendants of the remains, interested Hawaiian organizations, and [...]

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The Kaua‘i Police Department confirmed yesterday that three men present at an Aug. 7 protest of development on a Hawaiian burial ground were arrested last week on suspicion of second-degree trespassing, a petty misdemeanor.
Arrests had been delayed as police worked to identify those that had been on the Ha‘ena property. Kaua‘i Police Chief Darryl Perry [...]

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North shore lot known to have 30 graves; plans call for building a home
Within Joseph Brescia’s 15,667-square-foot beachfront house lot on Kaua’i’s north shore are 30 known burials of pre-Western-contact Native Hawaiians.
To Kaua’i residents Jeff Chandler, PuaNani Rogers and numerous other Native Hawaiians and others following the case, that constitutes a cemetery.
The proper action for [...]

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Protesters of Hawai‘i Superferry’s presence in Kaua‘i waters last August have planned a one-year anniversary party to celebrate their accomplishment tomorrow from noon until 6 p.m. at Nawiliwili Park.
According to Rich Hoeppner, the “Jam at the Harbor” will feature a water slide, a homemade jam contest, live music, pot luck dinner and an auction by [...]

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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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