Kaua`i District Court Judge Trudy Senda today dismissed trespassing charges against four men who occupied a beachfront lot at Naue last August 7 to protect iwi kupuna (ancient burials) threatened by construction of a house there.
“My main thing is that we are decriminalized,” said defendant Andre Perez of O`ahu. “We walk away from this thing with dignity. We know who the real criminals were that day.”
