Status of Kahoʻolawe

Ma hope o ka noʻonoʻo hou ʻana i ka hoʻokuleana kūpono ʻia o ke kahu nāna e mālama iā Kahoʻolawe, ua hoʻoholo ʻia e hoʻokuʻu i ka pila 3056 i neihinei. Ua hoʻoholo pū ke aupuni i ke kūpono o ka hoʻomau ʻia o ko DLNR hana like ʻana me nā kahu e ku nei i kēia manawa. Eia naʻe, ua moakāka nō ke kūʻokoʻa o ka ʻāina o Kahoʻolawe no ka pono o ka poʻe Hawaiʻi.

After much dispute about proper management on Kahoʻolawe, S.M. 3056 became moot at yesterday’s hearing. Although the state is fixed on the idea that the DLNR’s partnership with KIRC is still necessary, it has become clear that Kahoʻolawe remains as sovereign soil for the Hawaiian nation.