Restoring Hawaiian place names and history in the plan
Maui County
Summary
Historian Lucienne de Naie warned that big detention basins and developments are planned over poorly-surveyed archaeological sites — repeating past mistakes like the Wailea hotel zone built atop a major burial ground.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
Native Hawaiian families and the community's sense of place benefit when cultural sites are surveyed and preserved first.
Without surveys first, irreplaceable sites and burials could be destroyed — as recently happened during Lipoa construction.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee (2025-2027) — October 8, 2026
A thread running through the day: swapping colonial names (La Perouse Bay, Great Mahele) for Hawaiian ones, adding the overthrow/county-formation/Admissions Act history from OEV, and refining definitions of kapu and koʻa with cultural practitioners.
Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee (2025-2027) — September 14, 2026
Historian Lucienne de Naie warned that big detention basins and developments are planned over poorly-surveyed archaeological sites — repeating past mistakes like the Wailea hotel zone built atop a major burial ground.
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