Honua'ula Maui Hawai'i - Aloha Kakou - Malama da 'Aina - Say No to Development - Keep it Hawaiian

Aloha kakou,

We have been so busy enjoying a photo shoot and luau with Randy Jay Braun and many of his students from an international community.

We enjoyed our ohana Father's day luau yesterday on Kama'ole III Beach. It was such a beautiful day in Kihei and our Mo'opuna enjoyed playing in the ocean. The water was the most amazing shades of aquamarine, jade and blues. It was postcard perfect.

Today we are enjoying talk story with Solomon Kahalewai "Bully" Ho'opai, our dearest friend, my husband's lifelong friend since small kid time in Hana. What he calls "Hana buttah days". You know, 'Ainokea :))

There is also 'Aikea, we subscribe to both :))

Bully is here with us at our home upcountry visiting us from Hana and this evening we are attending a Hawaiian Protocol ceremony on Honua'ula along with Daniel Kanahele, Ke'eaumoku Kapu, with other friends and acquaintances, along with the "land owner" I am told.

The official Honua'ula website states :

"The project area has been studied in detail by the project archeologist with the result being the identification of a number of sites proposed for preservation and interpretation. Both the State Department of Land and Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division and the Cultural Resources Commission have reviewed and approved the plan to provide for the cultural sites identified. A highly respected cultural team have been involved in the cultural identity process for the project and will continue to provide the direction necessary to appropriately address cultural issues within the project."

It also states:

"The original project plan included a single large commercial district. After listening to the public and their concerns relative to the type and character of such a use area the project team deleted the original concept in favour of a reduced footprint and placement of the commercial uses withint the VMX/Multi-Family District."

 

 

We disagree completely with this project. My husband's name is Jacob Mau. Honua'ula, along with Makena, Wailea, Ahihi Kinau, Kaupo, Nu'u, Kipahulu, along with many other Moku on Maui is all our family land. We protest any development of this land for it in fact belongs to the Kanaka.

My husband's name is Jacob Mau.

Jacob Mau and Bully Ho'opai are Na Kupuna O Maui, respected and much loved Hawaiian Elders on Maui, they are Kanaka Maoli, indigineous Hawaiian, born on this island in 1939. If we were living on Maui in precontact times, Jacob and Bully would be reigning warrior chiefs. And this project development plan is on family land.

We say no to this Honua'ula project. We adamantly oppose any building or development within this A'apua'a of Mau family 'aina or any other A'apua'a while Jacob and Bully and all our brothers and sisters and ohana are still trying to claim land to which they rightfully own through Royal Patent. The Royal patents are land awards by Ali'i Kamehameha, Kamehameha the Great, the last great reigning Chief and Warrior King, Ko Hawaii Pae 'Aina. Jacob Mau and Bully Ho'opai are direct descendants of Ali'i Kamehameha, it is recorded in their geneology.

We are trying to contact our ohana, many of the names on my husband's geneology and we are attempting to notify them of these proposals so that we make work together to protest any changes on the land. We want to postpone any development projects only to be considered and specifically only approved by the Ohana after the land, cultural, mineral and water rights are settled with all the Hawaiian families on this island who hold an interest in this land, and there are plenty.

Mahalo nui loa. Aloha E mälama pono kakou

Sharon