Thursday, May 23, 2013
Rail suit seeks search for burials
A woman faults the city for starting work before studying the complete route
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 25, 2012
~~<p>A lawyer for a Native Hawaiian whose ancestors are buried in Kakaako asked the Hawaii Supreme Court on Thursday to order the city to stop work on the $5.27 billion Hono­lulu rail system until it completes an archaeological survey to determine whether the project will disturb Hawaiian remains.</p>
<p>The court did not immediately rule on the arguments by David Kimo Frankel, a Native Hawaiian Legal Corp. lawyer who is representing Paulette Kaa­nohi­oka­lani Kalei­kini in her lawsuit against the city.</p>
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A lawyer for a Native Hawaiian whose ancestors are buried in Kakaako asked the Hawaii Supreme Court on Thursday to order the city to stop work on the $5.27 billion Honolulu rail system until it completes an archaeological survey to determine whether the project will disturb Hawaiian remains.
The court did not immediately rule on the arguments by David Kimo Frankel, a Native Hawaiian Legal Corp. lawyer who is representing Paulette Kaanohiokalani Kaleikini in her lawsuit against the city. Login for more...
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