H-3 sites downgraded: Museum says the areas were not sacred

Discusses firing of Barry Nakamura from Bishop Museum. Compares Nakamura's findings on Halawa Valley with the Museum's findings

Long, winding road of controversy over H-3

Discusses stops and starts to H-3 freeway, and the planning for trans-Koolau freeway. Hawaii Congressional delegation and Pentagon support H-3 for military purposes. But Stop H-3 Association delayed the roadway, viaduct and tunnel. Samuel P. King mention as judge who allowed the freeway through Moanalua Valley, but appeal to San Francisco U.S. Court of Appeals says it was National Register of Historic Places. Then seeking other alternatives into North Halawa. E. Alvey Wright, state transportation director says it hired Bishop Museum to look into Halawa Valley. Environmental laws to stop H-3 near Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden. But Inouye exempts federal laws. Then in 1986, OHA sue to halt construction through Luluku which was agricultural terraces. And the Omega station was dangerous. But construction of H-3 toward Koolau from Kaneohe Marine Corps base was already completed in 1987. In 1989, Native Hawaiians dispute Bishop Museum finding of Kukuiokane Heiau. There was also a luakini heau in Halaway Valley. Barry Nakamura finds women's heiau integral to luakini complex. He is fired. Kawaipuna Prejan says its time to stop the freeway, the cold war is over. But Thielen says freeway cannot be stopped as long as exemptions to federal law is upheld. Hope to reroute freeway to avoid archaeological damages. The Federal and State transportation officials says they abide by all environmental and archaeological commitments, bend freeway when they can, and they will finish it. Was originally slated to be $175 million, but by 1995 it was$850 million. Includes concise H-3 history

UH scholars rip site report

Haunani K. Trask responds to Bishop Museum report about archaeological sites along H-3 freeway as erroneous and should halt construction until unbiased report is completed. Elizabeth Tartar, new museum anthropology chairwoman disagrees for need of new report

H-3 can bypass controversial sites, officials say

State and federal highway officials say H-3 freeway can be realigned to avoid half a dozen archaeological sites

Activists plan procession, rites to save ancient sites

Discusses sovereignty rally led by Windyceslau D. Lorenzo claim to be of royal Hawaiian lineage and Mililani Trask questioning that claim

No evidence yet on heiau, the state says

Bishop Museum and other state consultants on Hawaiian history have no evidence to support eh presence of a major heiau or women's heiau in the path of the H-3 freeway in Halaway Valley. State Transportation Director Rex Johnson criticizes Barry Nakamura for not having evidence of his theory. But Nakamura says conjecture and preliminary conclusions are part of scientific inquiry, and that the State hasn't provided negative evidence. Nakamura says its the first-known male-female heiau complex

H-3 protesters planning religious rites at Site 75

Hawaiian women move onto site 75 (women's heiau) for ceremony to invoke the spirituality of Halawa Valley. Toni Auld Yardley one of the women who occupied site. Discusses Barry Nakamura being fired from Bishop Museum