Hawaiians speak out against plans for Villages of Leiali‘i
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Saying the state should not develop housing on ceded lands, Native Hawaiians rejected a proposal Wednesday night to build more than 3,200 homes at the Villages of Leiali'i in Lahaina.
"This is our land," said Keahi Kapali, a 33-year-old who identified himself as the West Maui representative for the Reinstated Hawaiian Government. He was among five people to testify at the Lahaina Civic Center on plans by the Hawaii Housing Finance Development Corp. to develop 1,128 acres as a continuation of the Villages of Leiali'i master-planned development.
A revised master plan offers two development concepts - one that would build as many as 3,290 residential units and another, more dense community of 3,910 mixed single-family and multifamily residential units.
"This is too big. This is too much, and this is going on without any justice," Kapali said, adding that the development plans were premature in light of ongoing legal disputes about ceded lands.
The administration of Gov. Linda Lingle wants the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Hawaii Supreme Court decision barring the sale or transfer of ceded lands until Native Hawaiian claims to those lands are resolved.
On Wednesday night, Hawaiians testified that the property at the Villages of Leiali'i is ceded lands and should stay untouched by the state.
"This is our land," said Keahi Kapali, a 33-year-old who identified himself as the West Maui representative for the Reinstated Hawaiian Government. He was among five people to testify at the Lahaina Civic Center on plans by the Hawaii Housing Finance Development Corp. to develop 1,128 acres as a continuation of the Villages of Leiali'i master-planned development.
A revised master plan offers two development concepts - one that would build as many as 3,290 residential units and another, more dense community of 3,910 mixed single-family and multifamily residential units.
"This is too big. This is too much, and this is going on without any justice," Kapali said, adding that the development plans were premature in light of ongoing legal disputes about ceded lands.
The administration of Gov. Linda Lingle wants the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Hawaii Supreme Court decision barring the sale or transfer of ceded lands until Native Hawaiian claims to those lands are resolved.
On Wednesday night, Hawaiians testified that the property at the Villages of Leiali'i is ceded lands and should stay untouched by the state.
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pjacobs51
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This reminds me of the old song "Tear down paradise and put up a parking lot." Glad they are stopping it.
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pjacobs51
