More iwi found at Ward site, press conference this morning
Advertiser
reports
that 36 additional sets of iwi have been found at the Kaka'ako Ward Village
Shops construction site to be the future home of Hawai'i's first Whole Foods
Market, in addition to 11 sets found
previously.I received this release for a
press conference this
morning:PRESS CONFERENCE
ANNOUNCED FOR MAY 2,
2007Time:
9
AMDate:
Wednesday, May 2,
2007Place:
Entrance to Ward Village
Shops construction site on ‘Auahi
Street across from Crazy Shirts/Ben and
Jerry'sPurpose:
Speak Out in Defense of 47 Sets of Iwi Kupuna Disturbed at
SiteSPEAKERS:Ka‘anohi
- voice of kupuna being ignored (11 v. 47) without redesign of
projectKa‘iana - lack of notice
to OHA as required by law denies
participationMoses - usurpation by
SHPD of jurisdiction over previously identified burials over the authority of
the O‘ahu Island Burial
CouncilKawika - lack of notice to
O‘ahu Island Burial Council as required by law; close vote 6-4 might have
changed if greater concentration
knownHalealoha - pattern of improper
disturbances reveals true impact on iwi kupuna of the urban core of Honolulu
(Wal Mart, Kamake‘e Street, Honuakaha)
Posted: Wed - May 2, 2007 at 06:35 AM