SAVE HAU BUSH/Ewa Beach - Oahu
From my niece - Shaylan Arneho
IF YOU WANNA SAVE HAU BUSH let's support those standing up for the aina !!
They're planning a 5 year development and its gonna suck major for everyone. which means NO MORE CAMPING AT HAU BUSH!
There is gonna be a meeting in August about the development. I googled the city and counties plans for Hau Bush and its sad. so this meeting is gonna need as much support as possible so that we may voi...ce our opinion. theyre pretty much gonna break hau bush down and consider it as a part of OCean POinte and not ewa beach which means that no one will be allowed to go there after 10 and we will also have to have a permit to camp there. if you hadnt known the new camping permit law is 1 dollar per person per day. which is ridiculous. so come to meeting and make a difference in our community. keep hau bush COUNTREH!!!!
- I also have 2 pdf files about the city and countys plan for the development. its sad to read some of the stuff because they clearly stated that none of the marine habitat was going to be harmed but they had blown up the reef. the effects on the marine ecosystem because of that is in grave danger. coral bleaching as well has the propogation of limu that my uncle has put together has stopped because of the reef being blown up. theres also the camping situation that dad is trying to fight. the police write tickets to people for camping but they arent persistent with it, also the park isnt a developed park so the police writing tickets is a bunch of BS. mmmm dad complains about alot of other things and he wants me to write a proposal or something for the meeting in august so that i can ridicule the ewa beach board. i was telling dad that hawaii is a victim of cultural prosititution and he really likes that so i think he wants me to bring that up as well. if you need anything else then just let me know and then i can give you whatever information you need.
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I lived in Ewa Beach for several years before I learned that the park we all call "Hau Bush" is actually named One'ula Beach Park. The name "Hau Bush" is a reference to the Hawaiian Canoe Plant Hau and One'ula is a Hawaiian Word meaning "Vast, great, without bounds."
The park is located at the end of Papipi Road and if you ask Ewa Beach residents about it, you'll get mixed responses. It is the best place in Ewa Beach to surf and fish but problems with homeless campers, illegal dumping and drug activity make the park not a place for everyone. The park hosts a annual "Bash At The Bush" event in effort to bring the community back to the park. The park features a long stretch of beach, great for surfing, fishing and swimming but most of the beach has a lot of reef. Facilities include a nice baseball diamond and field but restrooms in the park are in bad shape.
SUPPORT THIS !! \m/ Aloha E'kahi
Mahalo & Aloha Tasi
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hello,
Some of the families directly connected to the lands in Honouliuli were in the Oahu Burial Council Meeting today.....
In defense of the kupuna iwi.................
All kanaka maoli are welcomed to suggest what it is that you want to have done in the area................
For starters, the konohiki families are welcomed to contact us at hawaiianhistory@yahoo.com
The KONOHIKI for Honouliuli were as follows:
1. Kahope (k)
2. Miriam Kekauonohi (w)
Kahope (k) was married to Chiefess Akahi. Chiefess Akahi was the last wife of Kalanimoku (k).
Kalanimoku (k) said that Kekauonohi (w) was his daughter. She was actually his niece.
Kahekili /Haupu (k) son of Kaumualii of Kauai was also said to be her father. He was another ancestor of ours and he was actually the kahu/hanai father of Kekauonohi (w) and her siblings: Keliikanakaole (k)/ Kanakaole (k) and Maulili (k).
Another of our ancestors named Keau/Keaupuni lived with Kekauonohi (w).
Kekauonohi (w) was married to Liholiho/Kamehameha II.
Kekauonohi (w) married brother of Kahekili/Haupu (k) named Aarona Keliiahonui (k).
Kekauonohi (w) also married Levi Haalelea (k). Levi Haalelea (k) had two brothers: Haalilio (k) and Kahuakaiola (k) and were part of the heirs in the Charles Kanaina Probates.
Remember the Kuwahine burning on the Ewa Plains? See Samuel Kamakau's book THE RULING CHIEFS for explanations in part and also read SITES OF OAHU about the area.
I did attend in support of Mike Lee, a cousin, and of course in support of the KONOHIKI Kahope and KALANIMOKU who married Chiefess Akahi our families ancestor.
Better yet if you have your genealogies together, or are part of the land owners/KONOHIKI families............
then again, under the "rights of native tenants", kanaka maoli can have an input/can support the families who are directly connected to the owners of Honouliuli.
Empowerment comes with genealogies...........perhaps many could move as a family group, or as kanaka maoli.
As the Oahu Burial Council maintained today, it is the families who will have the say..........
your input will be appreciated.
We remain in defense of our families, our tutu's iwi, and our people.
aloha.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiRP3vUuT0w