Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 10, 1 October 1989 — Honokahua memorandum spells out terms [ARTICLE]

Honokahua memorandum spells out terms

By Ann L. Moore Following months of negotiations over the fate of the Honokahua site on Maui, a new memorandum of agreement was signed Sept. 6. Signatories to the agreement are the Kapalua Land Company (KLC), the State of Hawai'i through the Board of Land and Natural Resources, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and Hui Alanui 0 Makena (Hui). The agreement sets forth recommendations, terms and conditions that shall apply to the Native Hawaiian burials at Kapalua, Honokahua, Maui. The general conditions include agreement there will be no further disinterment of burials on the 13.6 acre Honokahua sand dune; remains already disinterred will be reburied on the site; a transfer of title will be made to the State of Hawai'i by means of an easement to the reburial grounds; and OHA and the Hui will be consulted about reinterment. Concerning treatment of the Honokahua burials, the agreement specifies: • Archaeological analysis, study and reports derived /rom already completed field or osteological data may continue; • No further osteological analysis of human remains, for the purpose of data collection, shall be conducted;

• The "Final Report" will be completed and copies made available to eaeh signatory to the agreement; • Onee the "Final Report" is completed, copies of all field notes and photographic negatives associated with the Honokahua burials will be placed in the OHA Library and with the DLNR, with the understanding that access to these materials is restricted. Permission to view, duplicate, or use the material will be granted only after review and eonsent from a majority of the signers of the agreement, or their successors. Concerning the reburials, it was agreed OHA will expend every effort possibIe to obtain the materials needed for reinterment so reburials ean begin as quickly as possible. With the help of project archaeologists in identifying the burial goods with the appropriate individuals and locations, reburial will reflect as closely as is possible the original burials including the restoration of stones to the site. The responsibility for all ceremonies and monitoring and ritual aspects of the reburials will be jointly assumed by OHA and the Hui. Known segments of the Honokahua trail will be preserved and restored; the trail will be maintained as an exclusive traditional Native Hawaiian

cultural and religious access to the site; interpretive signs will mark the trail "kapu" or forbidden to the general public and also explain the area's historic and present use. The agreement sets up a management eommittee to protect and maintain the site. Further, the committee will be responsible for determining the use of the site for special events or any other activities. Day to day maintenance and oversight of the area will be delegated to KLC under guidelines set up by the committee. The committee will retain overall control. If KLC should sell or otherwise transfer the land, in whole or in part, the new party must be advised of the agreement and its conditions and KLC will notify all the parties to the agreement of the change of ownership. The memorandum also provides for an appropriate marker, a low-lying wall or curb to delineate the areas and control access, plantings, and a beach access corridor for guests of Kapalua Resort whieh will not intrude on the reburial area. A maximum of $500,000 was agreed upon to aecomplish the reinterments and do the landscaping. Should the amount be insufficient the signers will either revise the plan to meet the budget or provide a practical plan to raise funds to meet the amount needed in excess of $500,000.