STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3407

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 14
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education and Technology, to which was
referred S.C.R. No. 14, S.D. 1, entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THAT PU'U O KAPOLEI BE
     PLACED ON THE STATE AND NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to urge that Pu'u O Kapolei
be placed on the State and National Historic Registers by the
Department of Land and Natural Resources.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Department of Land and Natural Resources.

     Your Committee finds that in ancient times, in the ahupua'a
of Honouliuli, on the island of O'ahu, Pu'u O Kapolei was a
prominent, renowned volcanic cone rising above the floor of the
'Ewa Plain where a heiau was strategically placed.
Unfortunately, as with too many other prehistoric Hawaiian
landmarks whose historical and cultural significance were unknown
to modern society, the heiau stones were removed from Pu'u O
Kapolei and crushed to build roads and other construction sites.
On the makai side of Pu'u O Kapolei, there was a large rock
shelter where chants tell us the demi-god Kamapua'a brought his
grandmother, Kamaunuaniho, and established her reign as ali'i
after he conquered most of the island of O'ahu.

     Your Committee also finds that while Pu'u O Kapolei may have
seemed detached, equally distant from mountain and sea, it was

 
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ideally located for Kamaunuaniho to accept tribute from travelers
bringing taro and sweet potato from 'Ewa in the east, fish from
the coastal areas, and bananas from the mountains.

     Your Committee believes that as a thriving municipality and
population continues to develop around the most significant
natural landmark in the City of Kapolei, the historic, legendary,
and physical prominence of Pu'u O Kapolei should be appropriately
honored with historical research and registration.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education and Technology that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.C.R. No. 14, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Education and
                                   Technology,



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                                   DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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