Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 2, 1 ʻAukake 1994 — ʻUpolu Point [ARTICLE]

ʻUpolu Point

Members of the groups involved with development of a Hawaiian learning and culture center at 'Upolu point met with officials from OHA and the state in Kohala last month to sort out planning details for the center. The former U.S. Coast Guard station has been occupied by native Hawaiians for over a year. Recently the Coast Guard offered to transfer a portion of the property to OHA who, in turn, agreed to work with loeal families in creating the culture center. At the meeting loeal residents named a planning committee and selected a chairman. Participants at the meeting also discussed the possible use of part of the land by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. The Department

would use the land to help service nearby Lapakahi State Park. OHA has agreed to take care of the functional details of the site, including infrastructure. It hopes working with DLNR will facilitate this. A ceremony recognizing the transfer of the point into Hawaiian hands will be held at 'Upolu Point when the families involved in the center's negotiations eome to an agreement about the future use of the site.