Iwi Kūpuna Desecrated During Lahaina Fire Cleanup, Lawsuit Says

State officials failed to protect a Native Hawaiian family’s ancestral burial ground that was exposed by the 2023 Lahaina wildfire and did not act when a prominent local landowner further desecrated the remains by using heavy machinery to excavate the property, according to a lawsuit filed this month. The Kimokeo family has cared for and … Continue reading Iwi Kūpuna Desecrated During Lahaina Fire Cleanup, Lawsuit Says