A 500 year old Palace's Bulldozed Remains, Kona Hawaii

Lonoikamakakahiki Residence and Paniau Heiau

This is a good example of the embarrassment of riches in West Hawai'i in terms of our archaeological heritage, and the disrespectful and wasteful way which we deal with these important resources.

Here at Lonoikamakakahiki Residence is a king's palace, 500 years old, and built by one of Hawai'i's greatest kings, King Umi. This site was later inhabited by at least two other important kings (Lonoikamakakahiki and Kalanio'pu'u) as well as Kamehameha the Great. In any other state this would be an archaeological treasure, a park or preserve, but certainly showcased and cared for. In this case, in Hawai'i, a very few remnant walls were grudgingly reprieved from the bulldozer's blade when the Kona Surf and Racquet Club was built by the Bishop Estate (Kamehameha Schools); the rest of this historical treasure was bulldozed into oblivion for all time. It is not even generally available for causal viewing, locked away behind the Kona Surf and Racquet Club's iron gates where only paying Club guests and pedestrian visitors can see it. Of course, there is no available (legal) parking nearby.

Produced by Donnie MacGowan.

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[honipop]

They want to wipe out all memories of uniqueness and independence , to make us all the same to introduce the New World Order

[DrBlizzardo]

@honipop You give them far too much credit for intelligence, ability to plan and organize and forward-thinking.

They are just greedy boobs grabbing for as much money as they can, ignorant of what came before uncaring of what comes after.

[DrBlizzardo]

Well, hopefully not at me!!! I'm just the messenger!

[VIANEWYORKBIZ]

bless you

[jayconn]

corparate anything sucks mega ass

on the mainland they have also takin down many great historical sites to the size of a postage stamp. Im sorry to

the many native hawaiins that this may have devestated.

[khoomana]

is this not bishop estate properties.subleasing to these foreign investors..arent we the ones making the decisions of accepting the monies involved. dont forget hapaialii..

[khoomana]

is this not bishop estate properties.subleasing to these foreign investors..arent we the ones making the decisions of accepting the monies involved.

[VedicHawaii]

This makes me SO MAD!!!!!!!!!!!