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The article below is written by a good friend of mine and a spiritual leader of Hawaii, Mikahala Roy. The Roy family are spiritual caretakers of Kamakahonu, which is situated at Kailua Kona, on Hawaii Island. (see photo below)
This is where Kamehameha I, the unifier of the Hawaiian Islands, lived out the last years of his life and instituted some of the most constructive measures of his reign (1810-1819). The residential compound includes the Ahuena Heiau (personal temple) of the King.
This is where Kamehameha I, the unifier of the Hawaiian Islands, lived out the last years of his life and instituted some of the most constructive measures of his reign (1810-1819). The residential compound includes the Ahuena Heiau (personal temple) of the King.
photo byW Nowicki.
Kamakahonu by Mikahala Roy
'Pay attention to the whispers lest ye shall attend to the shouts,'
is a tiny message with a powerful meaning.
How long has Kamakahonu whispered its nature and identity yet humans continue NOT to hear? This is the "Eye-of-the-Turtle', Heart of all Hawaii (a home of God). This hallowed ground was held in sacredness by ancestors of our distant past.
When H.T. Hayashi corporation purchased the tract of land that is the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, they inherited a business commitment formed by American Factors with the state to protect the
vast sacred, historic meaning of Kamakahonu.
The people never left the commitment of love declared by Ahu'ena's restorer, and Kahu David Kahelemauna Roy, Jr.. More than 500 rallied to pray at the Hoowehewehe vigil for the well-being of
Kamakahonu, Hawaii and the world in 2007. The temple was re-dedicated at that time in a manner acceptable to the Ancestors. Kulana Huli Honua faced an unkind eviction from their office in
service paving the way for what happened next.
Breaking the spiritual protocol of this temple, agents of Ahu'ena Heiau, Inc. (AHI) began to tread the sacred paehumu where they do not belong. This area is reserved for the spiritually chosen; the Kahu or those of dedicated service in worship at the Hale O Lono O Kamehameha "Akahi. According to the U.S. constitution, separation of church and state is clear, a business cannot be a spiritual
practitioner.
In December of 2009, the Hale Mana was disassembled in days with absolutely no respect, no seeking of counsel of the Kahu, permission from the "Aumakua and the gods of Hawaii and no protection from the landholder or the state. What was torn apart took years of meticulous planning and work followed by hours of devoted preparation by many people with spiritual ceremony occurring
at each creative level.
Reported to SHPD in 2008, AHI agents began by tampering with the Ki'i of the temple. They broke the Lana Nuu Mamao, (Oracle) then removed two Lele (altars). These actions would have prompted their
arrest had this happened at the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican. No enforcement to protect the national historic landmark. No arrests here, for the state of Hawaii regards sacred sites as artifacts,
not living places of spiritual power that they are.
Ahu'ena Heiau was newly restored in the year 1978 when the Congress of America passed the freedom of religions Act. We see at Kamakahonu that freedom to practice and protect the faith of our
motherland is denied to Kanaka Maoli in Hawaii.
Kamakahonu includes the former Thurston Estate (now occupied by Paul
Allen), extends throughout the whole pier area, Kailua Bay and Kaiakeakua Beach (now covered by a sea wall). The government covered in cement the heart of Kamakahonu the pahoehoe islets
where images of "turtles" appeared. Teachers of the Kailua School brought students to see the turtle stone(s) when the pier yet sat upon stilts. They were sharing the area's great significance.
There are "turtles" in the stones in Ra'iatea and they occur again in Fiji. In building the pier, there was controversy. Ranchers of mauka and other businessmen were for it Kailua families were not. Although the law called for protection, there was no advocacy for the vestiges of sacred lands and heritage except by the families themselves.
2010 marks the dawn of a new and unprecedented year. It's the bicentennial of the birth of the Nation of Hawaii formed by Kamehameha the Great. Ahu'ena Heiau was recognized as his State Temple and Kamakahonu, the first capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
What truth and future faces us here!
There's no shame in standing battered in significant challenges. Here, Kamehameha dwelled, the leader who championed an ultimate battle a unified Hawaii, in service to "the-supreme-One-without-branches'. Here, we now dwell, kanaka maoli and all the people in obedience and love for our ancestors and our highest authority.
"E "oni wale no kuu pono, "a'ole e pau" go on in the righteousness I have followed, it is not finished," Kamehameha's words are guidance enough for me. I call for a meeting of the human beings
representing businesses here, H.T. Hayashi, IWF-KKH, representatives of Paul Allen's estate, the state and county with all concerned parties to seek peace in the spirit of Kamakahonu. Care to assist?
The state desires to build a parking facility on the pier. We need new, better plans for this Mecca of incredible importance to Hawaii and the world.
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'Pay attention to the whispers lest ye shall attend to the shouts,'
is a tiny message with a powerful meaning.
How long has Kamakahonu whispered its nature and identity yet humans continue NOT to hear? This is the "Eye-of-the-Turtle', Heart of all Hawaii (a home of God). This hallowed ground was held in sacredness by ancestors of our distant past.
When H.T. Hayashi corporation purchased the tract of land that is the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, they inherited a business commitment formed by American Factors with the state to protect the
vast sacred, historic meaning of Kamakahonu.
The people never left the commitment of love declared by Ahu'ena's restorer, and Kahu David Kahelemauna Roy, Jr.. More than 500 rallied to pray at the Hoowehewehe vigil for the well-being of
Kamakahonu, Hawaii and the world in 2007. The temple was re-dedicated at that time in a manner acceptable to the Ancestors. Kulana Huli Honua faced an unkind eviction from their office in
service paving the way for what happened next.
Breaking the spiritual protocol of this temple, agents of Ahu'ena Heiau, Inc. (AHI) began to tread the sacred paehumu where they do not belong. This area is reserved for the spiritually chosen; the Kahu or those of dedicated service in worship at the Hale O Lono O Kamehameha "Akahi. According to the U.S. constitution, separation of church and state is clear, a business cannot be a spiritual
practitioner.
In December of 2009, the Hale Mana was disassembled in days with absolutely no respect, no seeking of counsel of the Kahu, permission from the "Aumakua and the gods of Hawaii and no protection from the landholder or the state. What was torn apart took years of meticulous planning and work followed by hours of devoted preparation by many people with spiritual ceremony occurring
at each creative level.
Reported to SHPD in 2008, AHI agents began by tampering with the Ki'i of the temple. They broke the Lana Nuu Mamao, (Oracle) then removed two Lele (altars). These actions would have prompted their
arrest had this happened at the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican. No enforcement to protect the national historic landmark. No arrests here, for the state of Hawaii regards sacred sites as artifacts,
not living places of spiritual power that they are.
Ahu'ena Heiau was newly restored in the year 1978 when the Congress of America passed the freedom of religions Act. We see at Kamakahonu that freedom to practice and protect the faith of our
motherland is denied to Kanaka Maoli in Hawaii.
Kamakahonu includes the former Thurston Estate (now occupied by Paul
Allen), extends throughout the whole pier area, Kailua Bay and Kaiakeakua Beach (now covered by a sea wall). The government covered in cement the heart of Kamakahonu the pahoehoe islets
where images of "turtles" appeared. Teachers of the Kailua School brought students to see the turtle stone(s) when the pier yet sat upon stilts. They were sharing the area's great significance.
There are "turtles" in the stones in Ra'iatea and they occur again in Fiji. In building the pier, there was controversy. Ranchers of mauka and other businessmen were for it Kailua families were not. Although the law called for protection, there was no advocacy for the vestiges of sacred lands and heritage except by the families themselves.
2010 marks the dawn of a new and unprecedented year. It's the bicentennial of the birth of the Nation of Hawaii formed by Kamehameha the Great. Ahu'ena Heiau was recognized as his State Temple and Kamakahonu, the first capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
What truth and future faces us here!
There's no shame in standing battered in significant challenges. Here, Kamehameha dwelled, the leader who championed an ultimate battle a unified Hawaii, in service to "the-supreme-One-without-branches'. Here, we now dwell, kanaka maoli and all the people in obedience and love for our ancestors and our highest authority.
"E "oni wale no kuu pono, "a'ole e pau" go on in the righteousness I have followed, it is not finished," Kamehameha's words are guidance enough for me. I call for a meeting of the human beings
representing businesses here, H.T. Hayashi, IWF-KKH, representatives of Paul Allen's estate, the state and county with all concerned parties to seek peace in the spirit of Kamakahonu. Care to assist?
The state desires to build a parking facility on the pier. We need new, better plans for this Mecca of incredible importance to Hawaii and the world.
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