TMT - Contested Case Hearing Status - Hilo

[pahoated]

This is the law in Hawaii and there was a recent ruling allowing Native Hawaiians to have burial plots on their land. It seems an ancient native burial ground area is the same as a cemetery.

"Where can bodies be buried in Hawaii?
In Hawaii, bodies must be buried on land approved as a cemetery by the county council. Before burying a body on private land or establishing a family cemetery, you should check with the local registrar."

This really puts a knot in the knickers. The next step is getting a ruling that the top of Mauna Kea is recognized as a burial ground, in the past and the present. They guy did fill out the application and it looks like it was approved. There is probably mad scrambling going on, just before the judge's hearing field trip.

*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*