HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0438.037 2002-2004
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ffaaar' Cauaty Cow,cil
County of Hawaii
2,5 Aupuni St.
Hilo, HI 9b?20
April 20, ion~
ltz: 8i1Is t1o. 198 and 1~
t.adic5 sC~u 3zntietnen:
Kulana Htzii Harua, Fourda`~a
: of the Search far Fh'isdom is a SO1-C3 non-profit
community organization base in nona. Forty parcertt of our work is in the ire far the
urders~-i
;iry; and respect o` Hawaiian sacred sites, forty' percent is in education of
HaWaiisn Ianguagv; history and heritage, and :.:may perrxnt lip in the pmrtotioa cf
Hawaiian archives upon the Land. Our bottrd of direr,ton is Icd by David Kalte32mauna
Itoy, Jr.,lCahu of.yltu'era ::.;au at Kart-ahonu, fist capitdl sfte under the rule of
Kamehanlcha the Gnat.
On behalf of cur v<~anizztion, I gave tesiimotry• at the public hearing herd in :Cons against
bills 198 urui 19 s. T`ucac `viiis 2r6 btfors you today and we ttgaiu speak otri agtiuwi ii~¢ir
pasrgc. Yulana Huii I£onua is engagad today in :tansy actions in protection of the lands
of history atcng the largesi ,t,..~iul management area in all the islands today. This is
Kona; s.^ai of goveroments of uwrvy Sn era iri history, Lands tl'iat "keep" the sacred
personages oft
;c :..L.;cfs, lands ya,-Gcu;arly impor~3t in the trtfiag of the ;Cory of th
chiefs especially King KameiS~idlla the Grcai.
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~T21::La110n i'o an ayy..118d1t in the Asa of Doctor Coffee Cvn7'ya
.y's appliCaticn for
a special pei?~fvii alla~ving consvercial activity its agricultural lands. t~'z bzcame involved
:s'hen this land developer destrnyted (without retribution) aspects of Kamclsameha the
C:s~t's personal .:»a'ai;dry lard ta.v ~.rd:.n) so imporiartt to history. a'e conNnd that
site Statc end Laiin~ have yei iv protect sufficizntly the bistor,~ and culture inherent iti our
lands. Agriculw:al lands are si~,.if:.;,rt ~ us for t~,e abutsdancc of history• Kona lands
have to Ceti- i~uniicwa is i
;z nrzme of this rstnin.'ai thai ue8arl in Ke'opu and extendeu
through nzariY ;aauhou. This garden was perhaps the inspiration of the naming of a.
Su21Ct3iaa: ai ;ha'ena Hci&ss; ~'se HalY i'vana IVlal]1na'ai (ThC-Hotsc-Tir"vICW-ThC-
Gardeli). ~ihe lands in~~6ivcu iu li1ESC aA17iiCailOnS ale a part of these hi$tariti iatid3. 1~laS
the scaiavr wuntV SCen t~ it that the lands are tYdlCd Wide the raspz. ~ and meaning they"
deserve lest they be I.;,,t in the obl:via : of an:,thr,. culture's neighborhood?
Comm. No. 3
(80b) 3'.7-0123 ~ Fax (HO8) 327-9791 Ref. To; r-
P.p. Aox X96 Iiailua•Iioaa, HI 96745-OS9G Ref. Dare
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As ;rl marry y,ubli; hcarngs, tha i~cbf is lesuned mi,eh by the tcstil;i;;;ty of the .;,«:,~o: itv ,.f
'L 3Se that evcAi[7~ Wtl~~ ST~1a're abiif l]Si tiiCS% t.fittl. nt that ti[TiC t spatc2 iJi{ yei a greater
ailk".Ct :;CrnvCrniil~ itiC~C tli ii$, i h:ii aSt7CCt W'aS C~ i7tliai Sr1i,CrltanCC in Oil: hcmCland, the
iaiiu's i~f vvt `viitlt al!d irue tteriidJp~~. As huft,an iii:nr~s vi Hawai'idri biuud dexent, the
ma~oriry of the members of ailT 116[lyd rd}Ire$tni theitfSeiVES and rJiariy lnerribers Uf iii{r
Kona and Hawaii island co.,JtriwJir• whn are both v:aAd dcsH.ndants an3 na:~h)nrd
descendants. I 9yotce of the many icpOSls of scnsitit%a pi;upiC who receive spiritual
~~isitatiGn~s from scuts in dishal,I,~,y nav.' occurrittg with the chaos afthc deS#NC ion of
nar.:rai taids.:..pes i[x:l:sdt"r~ burials fcr the Ja..,pa: t aITd seeminsl9 cu.corttralled
Corstrucaanafthe sew.
Cur iat~ds are ucw to the fael+it;-; Of beist~ treated as a Comnludity. in Fiawaii'S past, theca
lands were hanor:d ;nr they fed and Messed the resting places of our multitades. These
wrrc sriz€btud~ nth num3xrs far mater than they aJ~ at presen# on ou: ist&:Jd. As try
g0 iRtO tlic fUturC, ana b~uiui~ question rests in Flawaiian iearts. "if you wvu
d re-
~hion ~e face of your J~Joth,:J> Wvutdn't you enhance her beyond ati etse7" The fiaint
ia, if we act t:, ~ha:.~. the face of ou: ;~idla here, wontdn't u:° first stele to tCnOw t•.er?
State and ilie CAUiJty are being sited far taG many ttlneS whe[c ii,ey are failing to SafEaliard
ni4u. gxotiri.t the :.iittnrC aztd F;,rtag<..,f tl,l. indigcraus peat,t:. of Hawaii. They arc tear,
W-t,vse ~zspvz;sibili!y it has been tv prUtaet our `4nather" here. "fhesc sigtitin~s occur iaT
u C SaJSe Of future aGUiiaYitiilj Af Itawaii and tt'ic warid.
~iiJe aFpt~CatriJUs t•,afon: yua tvd'dy, bills i4R & 199 vese~a your "nA'vate for tirc
iCaSvZ$ brlOfty SYatt; i ha., did many otltrrs. t3y u7i$ QQtiZiaiui.:CatiOn tQiny, yYiCwSZ 1(nAW
au: f3pj,:,,itti:;i u^, t.J:.S~ 3t7~:iCa2i:7rS ai,C~. ,:."SC;,S fOr SuIrie.
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