In an effort to promote the importance of Native Hawaiian civic engagement and turnout at the polls, a collaboration of community organizations will once again be organizing several get-out-the-vote events
January 18, 2021 at 10:37 am
Gene Tamashiro, the Hilo man behind the illegal “kanaka” garden at Wailoa River State Park in Hilo, was arrested at Iolani Palace in Honolulu Sunday morning. According to a press release from The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Tamashiro was charged with entering a closed State Park in addition to violating the Stateʻs COVID-19 rules.
Tamashiro was part of a group of supporters gathered to mark the anniversary of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Earlier he informed the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) that he intended to enter the palace grounds if he was not given permission.