Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 15, Number 5, 1 May 1998 — HAWAIIAN ACCESS [ARTICLE]

HAWAIIAN ACCESS

I am going to stana up tor wnat is right. A developer ffom New York is proposing an ecological park in the area known as Pua'ena PoinL His real plan is to build a resort type of attraction and thus block access rights in an area in whieh generations of

Hawaiians have gathered subsistence from the sea. My kūpuna taught me the area also has archaeological sites and this is supported by a Bishop Museum publication " Archaeology on O'ahui ' We have a situation similar to the PASH and what Obayashi tried to do with Lihilani. I hope others support me so we ean keep the country the way it is supposed to be instead of inviting unwanted situations. Thomas T. Shirai Jr. Mililani 0HA reserves the hght to edit all letters for length, defamatory and libelous matehal, and other objectionable content, and reserves the hght to phnt. AIL letters must be typed, signed and not exceed 200 words. Send letters to Ka Wai Ola o 0HA, 71 1 Kapi'olani Blvd., Suite 500, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813. Readers ean also e-mail their letters to oha@aloha.net. ■