OHA pursues Moanalua deal
Advertiser
reports:Board members of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs agreed yesterday to pursue purchase of Moanalua Gardens.
OHA trustees voted 7-0, with two abstentions, to set in motion a bid to acquire the 26-acre property "for the purpose of economic development opportunities and/or to continue to preserve and enhance the cultural and historical aspects of the property."
The
article notes that "Trustee Dante Carpenter, a strong proponent of the proposed
purchase, said the gardens site could be candidate for OHA's future
headquarters." And also that "The valleys are considered a sanctuary for
endangered and rare birds and plants. In the 1600s, the area was designated by
O'ahu's King Kakuhihewa as the center of hula and chanting."
Posted: Fri - May 5, 2006 at 06:05 AM