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GIFFIN:The County? <br />ISHADO:We donÓt have any objections. I just need to check on the copies. <br />Did you have copies for -? <br />M. ROY:I donÓt presently but I will do my best to procure them today of the <br />photographs. <br />ISHADO:Okay. Well, we donÓt have any objections. <br />M. ROY:Thank you. <br />GIFFIN:Okay. You may continue. <br />M. ROY:Klana Huli Honua is very appreciative to all the parties in their <br />flexibility with our presentation of exhibits. Thank you very much. <br />Continuing in the line of questions for my father, David Roy, and referring then to still <br />the map here of the general area of Kaluaokalani presented by Mr. Vitousek, again, <br />Commissioners and parties, IÓm referring to my fatherÓs testimony, Kaluaokalani, and <br />also the article on the investment of the kapu wohi. Mr. Roy, are you aware that this <br />portion of the Kona coastline is one of the largest SMA, Special Management Areas, in <br />the entire archipelago today? <br />D. ROY:I was informed of the fact sometime ago by one of our att <br />here. And I was not surprised because of the historical nature of this coast. This <br />happened to be one of the richest areas of historic sites of the whole island chain. And <br />there are things in here that most people do not know, particular where it comes to what <br />we call puÒuhonuas. And Hnaunau happens to be the only one that Kamehameha <br />allowed after his rise to power. As he began his rise to power, he abolished all <br />puÒuhonua zones, according to Sam Kamakau, throughout the islands that he conquered <br />for the reason that his supporters and followers were his subjects and he did not consider <br />them sacred. Because he was conquering all these different places, including the <br />puÒuhonua zones and they were being divided among his followers, he did not feel that <br />they were any longer sacred. So he did that. And the puÒuhonuas then became vested in <br />himself, his guard and his favorite wife. Consequently, we might know that Kauai is the <br />only place, only island which was not conquered and which still has its remaining, its <br />original puÒuhonua zones. So Hnaunau was allowed to remain because it was so well <br />built over, and was so ancient, and has a good single spot. It <br />followers as such and, so, he allowed that to remain. Otherwise, he changed it. <br />M. ROY:When areas such as the sacredness at the puÒuhonua at Keohihi <br />as history reports at the turn of the century fell out of use by way of the abolition of a <br />kapu system, would you say that the faith of the original people fell out of use or fell out <br />practice? <br />23 <br /> <br />