Doctrine leads church in burials controversy

About 50 protesters gathered at Kawaiaha'o Church on Feb. 17 to protest the church's plans for a $17.5 million building that will displace human remains discovered on the site. The church's senior pastor, Kahu Curt P. Kekuna, said confrontation over the issue can be avoided "if one side doesn't try to impose its beliefs on others. Followers of both ancient Hawaiian beliefs and Christian doctrine can be respectful of each other."