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care of this temple as was begun by my father, they have done everything to erode that and created disharmony in the process. This is not a good land steward. Next door the map that you have in your hand is a map that came forward from the people. Nowhere in any public repository was this map found. This is a series done in the Ó50s, and it shows the present Paul Allen estate. We tried to reach Mr. Allen to ask him, wonÓt you please consider moving off of the sites that your home is on, and put this all a part of this national historic landmark; in fact, we have asked both landowners to do the right thing by Kamakahonu. This is a place for the community, yes, but can you imagine this place for the Òiwi, for the people, the first people of this land. There is a turtle stone that lies beneath the pier, and IÓve learned that in Fiji there is one, in Raiatea there are three. What is the story of these things? But we wonÓt know, if all we clutter our minds with is development. Clearly they would not have this tract of land, if they did not promise people like my father, people from this community, to mlama the memory, the people, the great leaders of this capital site. This is a, IÓll read to you now, editorial that came on 6/19. ÐHeiau Access Questioned: Rarely have I experienced the warm welcome that I did on a recent 10-day visit to the Big Island. Everywhere I went, I was in complete awe of the unique beauty of the island and its people. I had only one unpleasant experience and it was such a shocking anomaly that I felt I had to share it. My friend and I visited the AhuÒena Heiau behind the King KamehamehaÓs Kona Beach Hotel at sunset on our only afternoon in Kailua-Kona. We were surprised to find that access to the heiau was restricted in the evening Î unless one purchased a $70.00 ticket to a lÒau that used it as the backdrop for their performance and changing room for their performers. Apparently even reading the interpretative sign was an intrusion and we were forcefully escorted off the site after rudely being told we should swim to the heiau if we really wished to see it. I have no problem with restricting tourist access È. In fact, I support it. There is only one HawaiÒi and it is much too precious to be run over by tourists who canÓt possibly understand or appreciate the natural resources of the island È. However, appropriating the AhuÒena Heiau for a tourist lÒau and charging for entry is not just prohibitive for visitors the local residents, it is completely disrespectful of the spiritual meaning of the site and the traditional native practitioners to whom it rightfully belongs. Why does the community allow a site of such cultural, historical and spiritual value to be appropriated for private profit?Ñ My response: ÐIÓd like to thank Ms. Cushing of Oakland, Californ purposeful letter. I applaud her for taking the time to write È. Kamakahonu, yesterday in time, is a snapshot of a countryÓs capital, the residence of the Ruler of the Kingdom, in this case, Kamehameha the Great. Working to promote a flourishing society, as rulers had before him, AhuÒena Heiau was where the King honored the faith of his ancestors, presented his kingdomÓs first flag, and departed his earthly domain, May 8, 1819. There were at least 15 sacred components clustered to compose his enclosure. Jeweled by at least two Heiau, each with its own Lana NuÒu Mamao (Oracles), these temples were among eleven temples of HawaiÒi Island of that significance (the highest) of KamehamehaÓs day -.Ñ EXHIBIT C 11