#waihee fees

“Gathering rights is to assure that lawful occupants of an ahupua‘a may, for the purposes of practicing native Hawaiian customs and traditions, enter underdeveloped lands within ahupua‘a to gather items enumerated according to law.”

Tears flowed along Waihee Valley Stream as members of the Kamaunu ohana reluctantly suspended a march that arose out of a dispute over traditional access rights. An offering, along with a kapu, was placed at the site instead.