#Kahala Johnson

Maui Council committee advances Kaʻehu Bay purchase over Native Hawaiian family’s objections

The Maui County Council’s Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee voted 6-3 Tuesday to recommend full Council approval of the county’s proposed purchase of a contested Kaʻehu Bay shoreline parcel in Waiehu, setting aside calls from a Native Hawaiian family for deferral pending further consultation.

2 arrested, others rally outside Waiehu land at center of Native Hawaiian ownership debate

Two people were charged with trespassing while others rallied holding signs Tuesday outside Waiehu land at the center of an ownership dispute between Native Hawaiians and nonprofit Maui Economic Opportunity Inc.

Local author to discuss Māhū’s place in Hawaiian and settler societies on Oct. 8

Kahala Johnson, a local author and Hawaiian activist, will discuss his chapter from the book “Civil Society in West Maui” during a public presentation at the Lahaina Public Library on Oct. 8 from 2 to 3 p.m.