Caretakers Being Kicked Out By New Hotel Owner
Ahuena Heiau, at King Kamehameha's Kona
Beach Hotel in Kailua-Kona, is at the center
of a dispute over who will be responsible for
its future upkeep.
KAILUA-KONA - Mikahala Roy, caretaker of the Ahuena Heiau in Kailua-Kona, has filed for a court order to continue as kahu or guardian in accordance with the wishes of her late father.
Roy is the daughter of David "Mauna" Roy, who rebuilt the heiau in 1975 and served as its kahu until his death in 2005.
King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, where the heiau stands, recognizes an alternate group as caretakers and is seeking to evict Roy from hotel office space....
The matter came to a head last week when InvestWest Financial/Pacifica Hotel Co. completed purchase of the hotel fronting Kailua Bay....
The heiau in question, a small rock platform with a thatched house on it, honors Lono, the god of peace and prosperity....
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