Woman's body found off Kalapana

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Land reclamation is a delicate topic with native Hawaiians. While OHA and other agencies pretend to serve the people of Hawaii only 6000 properties have actually been given to native people since those organizations were formed. It spans some 60+ years(don't quote me) to include all of the islands. Kalapana was a sacred place to Hawaiians. It is believed by many that its taking by Pele had to do with all of the haoles who came and bought large tracks of farm land and subdivided it producing Kalapana Gardens. It is an insult to the people of Hawaii to have the state come in, reclaim land and resell it to another group of haoles while the original people of this island go without. There are a large number of people who believe that IS THEIR LAND. I believe this is where all the confusion is coming from. I really think a lot of people here need to educate themselves on a few things. I would guess 95% of you are haoles. Those poor kids walked into a firestorm. Sorry to anyone I may have offended with my first post.