Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 15, Number 4, 1 April 1998 — Lahaina 24-hr vigil [ARTICLE]

Lahaina 24-hr vigil

I 24-hour vigil was > held in Lahaina on Kuhio Day, opposingthe 4,800-plus-m 1 unit Housing Finance Development Corp. housing project on 544 acres of ceded land. In 1994, the DLNR eonveyed the Leiali'i property to the HFDC. OHA and others filed suits to block the transfer. The vigil was led by Nā Kūpuna O Maui who are urging the governor to instead consider a cultural center and housing for Hawaiian seniors, as ceded lands are Hawaiian lands. ■ — PIO staffreport