Save Kaneohe

Stop Hawaiian Memorial from Developing on Conservation Land

Hawaiian Memorial Cemetery is trying to ONCE AGAIN ask the Land Use Commission to allow development on Conservation land.  The area is the backdrop to Kaneohe by Castle High School.  We think the land should be kept undeveloped.

The Hawaii Land Use Commission will be holding hearings in January to decide if the cemetery can expand.  PLEASE HELP US PROTECT OUR KANEOHE MAUNA!

How You Can Help

  • Please Help with Contribution -> CLICK HERE
    (We are incurring some rather large legal fees, we would greatly appreciate financial support via GoFundMe’s Secure website).

  • Please Sign Our Petition -> CLICK HERE

Status Update

– The LUC held their first meeting on HMP’s expansion on January 22.  We had a good turn out.  The meeting was mostly public opinion on the development.
– The LUC will continue the hearing on May 6 & 7, where HMP will continue presenting their case.
– We anticipate that the hearings will likely finish in May with the LUC making a decision sometime there after.
– We’ll keep you updated!    Thank you!!!

Proposed Development Area

Reasons Land Should Be Kept as Conservation

  • The Land Use Commission had DENIED HMP’s 2009 Request to allow development.   The LUC Stated several reasons in their denial.   These reasons still exist today. Here are some quotes from the LUC’s 2009 Decision.
  • Protect the Endangered Blackline Damselfly – There are less than a thousand of these in the entire world, and HMP will be encroaching habitat.
  • There is sufficient Cemetery space on Oahu – as evident by advertisements at various cemeteries on Oahu.
  • Proposal to bury people in the Kawaewae Heiau cultural preserve.
  • Rockfall hazards
  • Destruction of native flora and fauna ecosystems
  • Destruction of scenic landscape for Kaneohe
  • Flooding caused by loss of vegetation
  • Loss of the Kawa Stream watershed
  • Impact from run-off to Kaneohe Bay
  • Dangers of pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides on Pikoiloa Residents
  • Increased crime due to lack of security controls
  • Risk of flooding from under-capacity retention ponds