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Protectors of Wailupe burial site ask OHA to hold title and expedite purchase application
Summary
A community group asked OHA to accept title or otherwise participate in an acquisition to protect an ancient burial site in Wailupe (Waikīkī East); group said it has submitted applications for Clean Water and Natural Lands funding and seeks OHA help to complete the preservation transaction before the landowner sells.
Protectors of an ancient Hawaiian burial site in Wailupe (the east end of Waikīkī, Oʻahu) urged the Office of Hawaiian Affairs board to support acquisition and long‑term stewardship of the 2.9‑acre property that contains at least four registered gravesites.
At the Feb. 20 meeting, Heilani Sonora Palle (representing the Wailupe protectors) described lengthy efforts to secure preservation through the Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund and…
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