Two weeks ago, Mayor Mufi Hannemann and Wolffer's attorney, Bill McCorriston, announced that they had reached a tentative settlement that would pay [owner Christian] Wolffer $14 million for the property.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the U.S. Army through the Trust for Public Lands, the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the National Audubon Society will contribute the remaining $9 million.

As part of the settlement, OHA would take title to the land while the Audubon Society would continue to manage the 300 acres of park currently within the valley.