JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release: May 2, 2023 SALVAGE OF GROUNDED VESSEL AT LĀHAINĀ BEGINS WITH PROTECTION OF CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT BIRTHING STONE To view video please click on photo or view at this link: https://vimeo.com/823179115 (LĀHAINĀ, MAUI) – The salvage of the grounded vessel, Kuuipo, began today with the placement of large sandbags between the boat and the Hauola stone (birthing stone), less than eight-feet away. The boat grounded on March 8 and ten days later the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) informed Vernon Ray Lindsey of Wailuku, the vessel’s owner, it was taking control of the boat and was hiring a contractor to move it to a safe location. Lindsey had been informed to stay well away from Hauola stone due to its cultural and historical significance. DOBOR later learned that a contractor hired by Lindsey, refloated the Kuuipo, and brought it to its current location near the birthing stone. This morning cultural practitioner Ke‘eaumoku Kapu and his wife Uilani stood watch as the sandbags were put into position. “To Hawaiians, Hauola stone carries the same kind of significance that Plymouth Rock had to America’s first settlers. A silver lining to
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05/2/23 – SALVAGE OF GROUNDED VESSEL AT LĀHAINĀ BEGINS WITH PROTECTION …
