The Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club resolution to preserve and protect more than 1,000 acres of Maunawili land from HRT subdivision and potential "gentleman estate" development was passed a few minutes ago – one vote short of unanimously – by the assembled delegates of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs at its Seattle WA convention. The resolution was written by Hikaʻalani board member Melody Kapilialoha MacKenzie, presented at the convention by Kaʻolu Luning, Maya Saffery, Kalani Kaʻanāʻanā, and the de Silva family, and supported by Kailua's aloha ʻāina organizations: Hui Maunawili Kawainui, Hikaʻalani, ʻAhahui Mālama i ka Lōkahi, KHCC, Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima, and Hoʻokuaʻāina. The resolution and Hui Maunawili Kawainui position paper can be found at the bottom of the KHCC "Heads Up" web page. –KdS
Photo: Kihei de Silva