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Pulehonui homestead groups seek right‑of‑entry, cite abandoned vehicles and fire risk on 646‑acre site
Summary
Kualikaniui and allied homestead associations urged the commission to grant a right‑of‑entry to begin agroforestry stewardship on a 646‑acre Pulehonui site, citing dozens of abandoned vehicles, dumping, propane tanks in makeshift bunkers and heightened fire and erosion risk.
Robin Kele'i Nohomoku, president of the Kualikaniui Hawaiian Homestead Association, and testifier Sister Shauna described hazardous conditions on a 646‑acre Pulehonui homestead parcel and requested a right‑of‑entry (ROE) to begin stewardship work.
Nohomoku said volunteers documented about 24 abandoned cars, at least 14 makeshift shelters and extensive dumped construction debris and tires; Sister Shauna showed photos of burn pits and propane tanks inside bunkers. “There’s a lot of vehicles, a lot of stuff, a lot of flammable hazardous stuff on the property,” Nohomoku said.
Speakers proposed agroforestry, erosion control and community stewardship to reduce fire risk and restore the land. Nohomoku said an ROE request had been submitted and commissioners said they would follow up with Land Management Division staff to check the request’s status and explore support from other stewardship efforts that had succeeded on Kauai.
Commissioners recommended coordination with staff and existing stewardship groups; no vote was taken.
