2015-09-17 Leeward Exh B (SMA 15-060)

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is no inches, it’s all foot. There was 165 links that I carried on my shoulder. Kekahuna would feed it out, I would pull it through wherever he said to go, you would go. And you reach the end, I would be the one that count the link, and it had to be perfect. UNGER: Mahalo. FUJISAKA: Thank you. PAI: Aloha and greetings, Chair and Commissioners. My name is Mahealani Pai. My relationship to Kahalu‘u is through the Kahulamū, Kahaleoumi lineage and the kahuna ancestor that officiated at the coastal heiaus during the time of Kamehameha I. I serve as a cultural resource specialist responsible for the restoration of five heiaus: Hāpaiali‘i Heiau, Ke‘ekū Heiau, Hale O Papa Heiau, Mākole‘ā Heiau, and Papa Koholua Heiau. I am an employee of the Kamehameha Schools Kahalu‘u Manowai Education Group, but here today as a private citizen. For the past nine years our Education Group has worked alongside Kahalu‘u lineal descendant community members to help shape Kamehameha Schools’ cultural and educational efforts by carrying out the commitment made in a ceremony by the Kamehameha Schools trustees in 2005. This commitment was made to make amends for past wrongs, to not forget to involve the community, and to not neglect its instructional stewardship for these lands, its resources and especially the preservation of the remaining cultural and historical sites that were once continuance on the Kahalu‘u landscape. A key individual that have come to learn a great deal of knowledge and insight from and continued to be humbled by is Uncle Mitchell Fujisaka of Kahalu‘u, for at a young age he along with Henry Kekahuna, Tūtū Naluahine, Theodore Kelsey help to survey and create what is known as the Kekahuna Map of 1952 that documented the Kahalu‘u ali‘i residential complex, house platforms and major heiau in the area. During the restoration Uncle showed us clues to look for and follow that to help make the restoration possible. Since the abolition of the kapu system, major heiau have fallen into abandonment and disrepair as a result of nearly 200 years of neglect. In 2008 we began training of Kahalu‘u family members in heiau stewardship. By training them an appropriate protocol and uses are finally taken in, and finally taking them to visit Kahu Uncle Bill Mai‘oho at Mauna ‘Ala, the Royal Mausoleum, the final resting place of ancestral chiefs who once resided at Kahalu‘u. This was done to help and inspire them of the type of kuleana and passion that is required where hopefully someday they may want to take on that kind of kuleana. As a result of that experience three generations of Kahalu‘u family members step forward to take part in the restoration of the heiau, Papa Koholua. Once considered wishful thinking at the time that someday the next generation of caretakers would come forward and take part of this kuleana, became a reality. Since that time family members have been involved in heiau ceremonies and helped in the maintenance and upkeep of the heiaus. Moku O Kona has witnessed nearly 200 years of neglect of its once vast antiquities. Kamehameha Schools is taking its lessons learned by not repeating the mistakes of the past and bringing back our ancient st university for 21 century learning. Mahalo for this opportunity to testify in support of Kamehameha Schools’ educational vision for Kahalu‘u Ma Kai. Mahalo. KALAWE: Aloha, Chair, Commissioners. My name is Keone Kalawe. I reside in Puna. I’m a lineal descendant from Keawema‘uhili and from his older brother Kalani‘ōpu‘u. The people of Puna have a relationship in Puna. I’ve been actually working in Kona for nine years. And let me take you to a journey from the start. Five Kamehameha Schools trustees made a decision to correct challenges of the past, and this correct challenges and to make everything pono, they did it in the traditional 13 EXHIBIT B