Post by Logan on Jun 23, 2016 21:53:10 GMT -6
HONOLULU -- Vandals etched crosses on the crumbling remains of the 180-year-old palace of a former Hawaiian king, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said Thursday.
But unless the vandals are caught desecrating the sacred cultural site, there’s little conservation law enforcement officers can do, the department said.
Kaniakapupu sits in the forest of Nuuanu, a Honolulu neighborhood. It was the summer palace of King Kamehameha III and Queen Kalama and the first government building built in a Western style, with mortar and plaster, according to the state.
Kamehameha III died in 1854 after a 30-year reign, making him the longest-ruling Hawaiian monarch.
Read more here: www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article85641687.html
But unless the vandals are caught desecrating the sacred cultural site, there’s little conservation law enforcement officers can do, the department said.
Kaniakapupu sits in the forest of Nuuanu, a Honolulu neighborhood. It was the summer palace of King Kamehameha III and Queen Kalama and the first government building built in a Western style, with mortar and plaster, according to the state.
Kamehameha III died in 1854 after a 30-year reign, making him the longest-ruling Hawaiian monarch.
Read more here: www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article85641687.html