Activists occupy part of Wailoa state park
A group claiming the authority of the Hawaiian Kingdom has again set up camp in Hilo’s Wailoa State Recreation Area and planted taro and fruit trees it describes as a “kanaka garden” on the lawn near the statue of Kamehameha the Great.
In a video posted on YouTube, Gene Tamashiro, a longtime Hawaiian sovereignty activist who identifies himself in a “investigation and order to cease &desist” document as “Hawaiian Kingdom Governance Authority,” described the demonstration Sunday as “an occupation” and urged others to join.
