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• Hiluhilu Development, LLC, the owner and developer of Palamanui; • The purchasers and tenants of units in Palamanui; • The Master Association; • The Cultural Advisory Committee; • Descendants of Hewahewa and Mahi families; • The Palamanui Dry Forest Working Group; The North Kona Dry Forest Working Group; The State of Hawaii DLNR Forestry and Wildlife Division; • The Federal government. • Ahupua`a of Kau. Kau is one of the ahupua'a within the sub-district of Kekaha. The majority of the Kekaha lands is barren and was known as Kahaha-wai-ole, meaning the desolate land without water. Much of the land is characterized by extensive rugged lava flows. However, until the 1801 lava flow in the area, there were several coastal settlements associated with fishing and the fishponds. The lands of Kekaha were known as "kahuna lands" and were used for training future r kahuna. In addition to the fishing and the fishponds along the coast that existed until the 1801 lava flows, the mauka area of this land was known for their plants. Palamanui once contained a lowland dry forest which was among the most biologically diverse of the Hawaiian forest. The lands of Kau and other land in the area was held at one time by Hewahewa, the son of Pu'ou. Hewahewa and his father, Pu'ou, were kahuna nui, the highest rank of kahuna. In time, Hewahewa, guardian and advisor to Liloliho (Kamehameha II) resigned ( his position and began to help the missionaries. He eventually left Hawaii Island to live in Waimea, Oahu. The ahupua'a of Kau became a part of Hu'ehu'e Ranch in 1917 and the land was used ! for cattle ranching thereafter. i In 1978, Charles McCarthy applied to rezone the Palamanui land and other land in what is now Makalei Estates Subdivision from Unplanned to Agricultural 3 acres (A-3a). In 1983, County of Hawaii Ordinance 850 approved rezoning of the upper portion of the property to A-3a. In 1988, the County Council replaced Ordinance 350 with Ordinance 88-23. In 1989, Nansay Hawaii, Inc. purchased the land. After acquiring ownership, Nansay Hawaii obtained further amendment of the rezoning ordinance (adopted as Ordinance 93-45), n;i•na•~~:vrrcrs~p~az ~osivosr~r ~