Hawea Heiau in Maunalua: January 2010

The bulldozing and desecration of Hawea Heiau in Maunalua (Hawai'i Kai) is a travesty.

Mahalo. Our kupuna are calling out to us for help.

I have heard them and this blog is given them a voice in this blog site - people can see and read what's going on and help Hawea.

Just a few things:

In discussion with kupuna and cultural experts they have shared a heiau is not just the temple that is sacred - the materials; rock walls, structures etc, - but it is the land itself that is sacred. This is why you'll find one heiau built over another through history, they are building on the sacred site. Parts of Hawea have been bulldozed but they can be rebuilt on the same land because the land is sacred, the land is the link between humans and the our Hawaiian gods.

When I wrote "A copy of this agreement was supposed to have been shared with the community before any work was done per information provided by the SHPD office. "

To be completely clear, a copy of the agreement was supposed to have been given to the community by the developer before any work was done per information provided by the SHPD office.

The bulldozing and desecration of Hawea Heiau in Maunalua (Hawai'i Kai) is a travesty. Our community is both sad and angry. Where is the respect for our wahi pana (sacred places) and our kupuna? How can we all come together to save the iwi and archeological features that call to us for help?

Aloha

annmarie@hawaii.rr.com

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Desecration at Hawea Heiau

Itʻs All About Keeping Hawaiʻi What is Truly Hawaiʻi

Desecration at Hawea Heiau
Hawea Heiau in Maunalua is being watched and guarded closely by the community at this time due to recent work done by a developer that has partially desecrated this wahi pana.

This type of careless action, disregard and stupidity by certain developers and land owners who have no regard for the culture of Hawai'i or it's sacred places seems to continue all for the sake of greed and money. To them, Hawai'i is nothing more than a commodity in which they can rake in there speculative dollars and run away with it back to the mainland or wherever they come from.

The people of Hawai'i obviously cannot rely on the agencies or bureaucracies to stay on top of these types of violations or stop it. Only a vigilant community can put an end to this type of sickening behavior.

Posted by Kimo Franklin