Supporting the Civil Rights Advisory

June 26, 2001

Contributed by CEO Message

The report culminates years of inquiry into how the U.S. should implement its expressed policy of reconcilation with Native Hawaiians, as declared in Public Law 103-150, commonly known as the Apology Resolution. Committee member and OHA Trustee Oswald Stender presented the 56-page report to attendees and members of the media at the same time that it was being presented in Washington, D.C. by Charles Maxwell Sr., Committee Chairperson. KS' statement of support, along with those from other Hawaiian organizations, indicated that "Kamehameha Schools supports all efforts to improve conditions for Native Hawaiians and to remedy the effects of past injustices as recognized in the Apology Resolution, and we believe the actions recommended in the Report will be constructive steps toward that end." KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS AND STATE REACH STIPULATED JUDGEMENT ON KA IWI SHORELINE CONDEMNATION On Monday, May 21, 2001, Kamehameha Schools and the State of Hawai'i agreed to a stipulated judgement on a 304-acre parcel along the Ka Iwi shoreline at Maunalua, O'ahu. The settlement sets the compensation for the condemnation of this property at $12.9 million including interest. Of this amount, Kamehameha Schools has received approximately $9.14 million and approximately $4.53 million goes to the master lessee, Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation. Both Kamehameha Schools and the State are satisfied that the settlement amount represents a good compromise value and brings closure to an issue that both parties have addressed since the early 1980s. Although Kamehameha Schools is adverse to losing any of its lands through condemnation, we have reached an agreement with the State that gives Kamehameha Schools the right to repurchase the land should it ever be considered excess property, or if the State considers transferring the fee ownership. Kamehameha Schools also hopes the State will continue the standards of land stewardship and protection that have long been maintained for this property, which was bequeathed in the late 1800s to Princess Pauahi from her hanai sister Princess Ruth Ke'elikolani.