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, June 20, 2009

HALE ALI’I PRESENTATION ON PARK PLANS

The Weller time machine.

time-machine4web.jpg image by Shanley204

Weller go's back in time 2009, 2007, 2006, 2001, 1986, 1930, 1921, 1851, way back
HALE ALI’I PRESENTATION ON PARK PLANS:
Accompanied by Joe Brown, President of 21st Century Homes, Mike Klein, from HICDA – Hawaii Intergenerational Community Development Association, informed the Board that both HICDA and 21st Century Homes have turned in their permit application for turn five acres of the Hale Ali’i into a park for use by Hale Ali’i residents.
Discussion followed:
(1) Stewart asked if the pond on Hale Alii is referred as a wetlands area.
Klein replied yes.
(2) Christa Gerlich asked if there are plans to remove the weeds by dredging the pond.
Klein replied that any plans to dredge the pond must be approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and supervised by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
(3) Elms asked if the health club located near Hale Alii is private.
Klein replied yes.


4) Todd Shelley asked how many units would be built at Hale Alii.

Klein replied 286 units.


Klein noted that this project was approved back in 1986.
http://www.honolulu.gov/refs/nco/nb1/04/1novmin.htm

Don Hibbard, the former State Historic Preservation Officer

Letter to the Star Bulletin editor on May 29, 2001 by Don Hibbard, the former State Historic Preservation Officer, who confirms that the Hawea Heiau was on the hill side above the Post Office, not down at the corner of Hawaii Kai Drive and Keahole. See http://archives.starbulletin.com/2001/05/29/editorial/letters.html . Hibbard’s letter is the last letter, and is labeled “Hawaii Kai Post Office won't harm heiau”

June 17, 2001 Star Bulletin story that quotes a DLNR archaeologist, Sarah Collins, who states that Hawea Heiau was located “mauka of the Hawaii Kai Post Office on the side of the hill.” The story includes a map showing the approximate location, and cites the description of the heiau from Gilbert McAllister’s 1930 survey. That location also seems to be confirmed by local resident John Delima who recounts visiting the hillside site of the heiau in 1993. The story describes the heiau as “rocks covered by old construction material.” See http://archives.starbulletin.com/2001/06/17/news/story8.html
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