Ayau released to home confinement; Thompson & Kawaa chosen to
mediate
Advertiser
breaking
news that "Edward Halealoha
Ayau, executive director of Hui Malama I Na
Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei, has been ordered
released
from the federal detention center and into
home confinement on Moloka'i following an
appearance in court this
morning."Also: "District Judge David
Ezra chose two men with ties to Kamehameha Schools to facilitate what's being
called a 'Hawaiian mediation' process that is outside of typical judicial
proceedings in hopes of settling the dispute out of court. They are
Nainoa
Thompson, Hokule'a navigator and Kamehameha
trustee, and Earl
Kawaa, site coordinator and specialist for
Kamehameha's Hi'ilani outreach program in
Waimanalo."Similar breaking news
also in the
Star-Bulletin.In
an Advertiser
letter
Roy Yanagihara writes that it is ironic that Ayau is was jailed, while "it
should be clear that Bishop Museum does not have a greater claim to the
artifacts because it conspired with Forbes to conceal the stolen character of
the items when it acquired them. Can the 'stolen' character of misbegotten goods
be changed due to the passage of time? The answer should be a resounding
'No.'"
Posted: Tue - January 17, 2006 at 11:13 AM