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Maika`i Kamakani `O Kohala
 

 

 

 

 

Pāo`o lies in North Kohala on the island of Hawai`i – just south of Lapakahi State Historical Park.

Like Lapakahi, the landscape of Pāo`o is dominated by archaeological sites. One of the more prominent features was marked on a 1924 map: Kauwe’s Grave. For generations, native Hawaiians have exercised traditional and customary practices on this parcel – and the approximately 10 km section of undeveloped coastline surrounding it. Generations of native Hawaiians have used the three trails that cross through Pāo`o.

These traditional and customary practices are jeopardized by Aloha Properties, LLC. The corporation proposes to build a residential compound covering over 10,000 square feet. This compound would dwarf Kauwe’s grave -- thirty feet away – as well as other archaeological features fifteen feet from the compound. It would have a substantial adverse impact to the burial and other important cultural sites of Pāo`o – such as two ancient trails that pass directly next to the site.

The Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation is representing Maika`i Kamakani O Kohala in order to protect the cultural integrity of Pāo`o.

                                                                                                                             
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