Incredible Kanehili Ewa Karst Caves May Be Destroyed By Navy Contractors
drilling and burying ancient sacred Hawaiian cultural areas without benefit
of an Archaeological Inventory Survey. A Federal consultant said that this
area likely contains hundreds if not THOUSANDS of Hawaiian burials as
an area of the Leina a ka Uhane- spirit leaping place within Kanehili.

This amazing new video-photo evidence of close by cave sites was discovered
just this past weekend. Most images are from a video camera placed down
into cave entrances as we lacked cave exploration equipment to venture into
them. We are working to bring National Geographic and other investigative
news organizations on the mainland to send out reporters to do a story about
this major injustice.

The Navy has refused a request for consultation with us about archaeological
discoveries and supplied documentation about major Karst Caves which are
below their Heco Power Line and PV Farm construction project. Prior military
history notes Karst caves as large as railway cars and storage of WW-II
bombs in such caves next to the airfield that was attacked on December 7, 1941.

The Navy's own test surveys also indicate caves but they have refused to
share this data, which they had promised to do earlier. In addition they are not
allowing us to do cultural monitoring, which they had also promised to do
earlier. In addition, the Section 106 for the project was completely rigged
and not signed off on by any of the local Ewa Community because of the
Navy arrogance to fix the outcome the way they wanted it.

The Incredible Kanehili Karst Caves- many area surrounded by walls.
We found numerous important sinkholes and cave entrances, found just
this past weekend and shot on high definition video. It is an established
fact that these caves are hydrologically connected and water flows
through them to the ocean. Further this area was designated by a
Federal HART TCP survey as a major "Leina a ka Uhane" sacred place
and recommended for the National Historic register as a Traditional Cultural
Property.

The Navy has refused Archaeological Inventory Survey despite all of
the documented evidence that goes back to 1925 when the Ewa Mooring
Mast was first constructed in this area. 1925 photos show the extensive
coral limestone sinkholes and caves of the area and 1941 Ewa airfield
construction further documents them.

These cave discoveries are makai of the Ewa Field area where Hunt Corp
is currently putting in their solar farm and HECO is drilling down 9 feet
below the surface to install a major 46 kV power line. We have previously
found an ancient Hawaiian implement which may possible be a kukui nut
oil lamp, possibly used for going down into and exploring such caves by
ancient Hawaiians.

The Navy refuses to do an Archaeological Inventory Survey despite all
the evidence that they will be busting into ancient Hawaiian caves just
below ground using boring and drilling equipment. This entire area was
a major ancient Hawaiian cultural site with rich cultural significance and
mentioned in the 1000 year old chants of Hi'iaka.

John Bond
kanehili Cultural Hui