Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition/Ka Iwi Records Finding Aid Archives & Manuscripts Department University of Hawaii at Manoa Library Table of Contents Introductory Information​
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Agency History [OR] Biographical Sketch​
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2 3 4 5 7 9 Introductory Information Collection Name: Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition/Ka Iwi Records Collection Number: (TBA by Hawaiian/Pacific) Inclusive/Bulk Dates: 1981 to 2002 Size of Collection: 7 1/2 Linear Feet (11 Document Storage Cases, 2 Record Center Boxes) Creator of Papers (if Individual)/Records (if Agency): Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition, 1981­2002 Abstract: On April 15, 1987 the Honolulu City Council voted 5-4 in favor of developing luxury homes
on a 31 acre parcel across from Sandy Beach. After that Council vote, a group of concerned
citizens decided to meet to decide what to do and they came up with a plan. First, in order
to challenge the legality of the Councilʻs action, the group needed to go to court. To do this,
the Sandy Beach Defense Fund was established. Second, the group would create the Save
Sandy Beach Coalition for their initiative campaign to overturn the Councilʻs action, Third
they would get the support they needed to protect the entire coastline from Koko Head to
Makapuʻu, and the Ka Iwi Shoreline Park Committee was born. After over 40 years of
fighting bad-land use planning, arrogant politicians, and developers, the underdogs would
finally win one. In February of 2015, the Save Sandy Beach Coalition/Ka Iwi Coast Initiative
would succeed in raising the money to help the state of Hawaiʻi to purchase the parcel and
protect.
The collection consists of six series The Save Queen’s Beach (1981-1986), Save Sandy
Beach (1986-1989), Restore Land Use Initiative (1989-1992), Public Land Purchase Phase
(1992-2002), Audio-Visual, and Ephemera. ​
The majority of the records pertain to the period from inception of the Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition/Ka Iwi in 1981 to the purchase of public land for the preservation of the Ka Iwi Coast in 2002. 3 Information Repository Information:
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Hawaiian and Pacific Collections University of Hawaii at Mānoa Library 2550 McCarthy Mall Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Phone: (808) 956­6047 Fax: (808) 956­5968 Email: [email protected] URL: http://libweb.hawaii.edu/libdept/archives/
Arranged by the Fall 2015 LIS 652 Archives class; Dainan Skeem [December 2015] None Received by the University of Hawaii at Mānoa Hawaiian and Pacific Collections from Mr. Phil Estermann. [Identification of item]​
, Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition / Ka Iwi Records, Hawaiian and Pacific Collections, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library. Copyright is retained by the University of Hawaii. It is the responsibility of the user to determine any copyright restrictions, obtain written permission, and pay any fees necessary for the reproduction or proposed use of the materials. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Hawaii Library as the owner of the physical items. 4 Agency History In early April 1987, the Honolulu City Council was poised to approve a proposed luxury housing development on an artificial berm on Kalanianaole Highway across from Sandy Beach. It was a proposal that alarmed many Oahu residents, who saw that it meant the eventual urbanization of Oahu's most accessible and spectacular wild coastline. This triggered a wave of grassroots efforts and historic events that eventually led to the open­space protection of the undeveloped land between Koko Head and Makapu’u. That wave swept up just about everyone in it, from Honolulu's leading politicians, the Hawaii Supreme Court and the Legislature, to the Bishop Estate and Kamehameha Schools and including neighborhood boards and thousands and thousands of regular folks. An array of organizations and individuals lined up at the City Council hearings to oppose the proposed development (211 luxury homes on the 31­acre parcel). The uproar included tour­bus operators, labor unions that service the visitor industry, artists, watchdog organizations like the League of Women Voters, Hawaii's Thousand Friends, Life of the Land, Sierra Club, and scores of concerned citizens from all parts of Oahu. At the same time, a majority at the City Council was intent on deal­making with the developers. They ignored the hue and cry and, on April 15, voted 5­4 to approve the project. Their deaf ear to public sentiment ignited the flame of citizen activism. After the Council vote, a loose group of people held a meeting to figure out what to do. They met again. And again. They decided to tum back the Council's action (and the planned development) with a three­pronged strategy: First, by going to court to challenge the legality of the Council's action. This would slow down implementation of the Council's decision and buy time to organize the community's clear support for open space at Sandy Beach. To do this, the Sandy Beach Defense Fund was organized. Second, by organizing an initiative drive that would allow voters on Oahu to overturn the Council's action. For this campaign, the Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition was created. And third, by getting government support to plan and dedicate the entire coastline from Koko Head and Makapu’u for open space. For this, the Ka Iwi Scenic Shoreline Park Committee began to meet. All three efforts were initiated and carried out by a small, fluid group of about a dozen volunteers at any one time, meeting on a weekly basis and operating by consensus. Meetings were public and open to all. The group had critical support from a few key politicians, particularly then­City Council members Marilyn Bornhorst and Gary Gill. While the Defense Fund retained an attorney to fight the City Council's action in court, the Initiative Coalition hit the streets with an army of petition circulators whom obtained 40,000 signatures in 10 weeks. In September, 1987, the signatures were verified and the petition certified, setting the stage for the Sandy Beach initiative election in the fall of 1988. The developers and landowner Bishop Estate tried very hard to stop the election. At one point their lawyers attempted to subpoena 53 petition­signers. After nearly a year of high­profile court action, the Hawaii Supreme Court allowed the election to go forward as part of the November 1988 general election. 5 With Bishop Estate spending $10,000 a day on a last­ditch media effort in the final month to urge the public to vote “No”, and the coalition battling back with a low budget, grass­roots campaign to push for “Yes” emotions were high and the battle got intense. Support was strong for the initiative, notably of all the ethnic groups, Hawaiians showed the strongest support. Both daily newspapers endorsed the initiative, including neighborhood boards island wide, and 81 candidates running in federal, state, and local elections. On election day, voters across the island resoundingly supported the initiative, voting two­to­one to down zone the property from residential to preservation. The developers and Bishop Estate immediately went back to court to overturn the election results, and in May 1989, the Hawaii Supreme Court struck down the Sandy Beach initiative. Furthermore, the Court stripped voters in all four counties of their land­use initiative voting rights. The Court's ruling must be remembered as one of the most decisive and anti­democratic power plays in the on­going saga of land and power in Hawaii. Several weeks later, the City Council, bowing to the public sentiment, voted unanimously to down zone the Sandy Beach parcels from residential to preservation. The developer immediately contested that down zoning in court. Incoming Governor Ben Cayetano signaled his intention to protect the "Ka Iwi" coastline in perpetuity, and, in 1998, the state purchased the 305 acres at Queen's Beach from Bishop Estate with the intention to manage a passive wilderness park there. Mayor Jeremy Harris likewise made clear his vision for an open coastline when he took office in 1996. In February of 2015, the city announced the purchase of the Sandy Beach parcel, as part of a settlement of developer claims against the city. As soon as the settlement is certified by the courts, the entire Ka Iwi coastline will be in public hands. Looking forward, management issues for the coastline must be addressed: issues of access, parking and the degree of park development; the restoration of wetlands and protection of native species; and the defense of Ka Iwi's rugged and untamed character. These won't be dramatic struggles, but they will require vigilance and sensitivity, so that our children and their children will always have a place near the sea where nature rules. What started out as a public uprising against bad land­use planning and arrogant politicians was vindicated in the end by an overwhelming acknowledgment of the inherent value of that beautiful coastline. It's just that the public knew it before its leaders did. On the other hand, the saga of Sandy Beach is a sober reminder of how easy it was to extinguish a right as basic as voting, when threatened by powerful interests. It needs pointing out that today the public could not defend Sandy Beach as it did in 1988. 6 Scope & Content Note The Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition/Ka Iwi Records collection has been organized into 6 series: Save Queen’s Beach (1981­1986), Save Sandy Beach (1986­1989), Restore Land Use Initiative (1989­1992), Public Land Purchase Phase (1992­2002), Audio­Visual, and Ephemera. The majority of the records pertain to the period from inception of the Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition/Ka Iwi in 1981 to the purchase of public land for the preservation of the Ka Iwi Coast in 2002.​
The first four series reflect the developmental stages and phases of the Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition/Ka Iwi movement. The “Save Queen’s Beach” series contains administrative and legal documents, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and public relation documents (marketing, publications, speeches, and surveys) related to the community effort to stop major hotel development on the coast between Sandy Beach and Makapuʻu. Correspondence includes letters written by Save Queen’s Beach Association president Edward Arrigoni, and documents relations with the City and County of Honolulu, with then Governor, George R. Ariyoshi, and with the State Parks Division Department of Land & Natural Resources. All documents in this series date from 1981­ 1986 inclusively. The series “Save Sandy Beach” documents the various activities of the Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition/Ka Iwi from the years 1986­1989, inclusive. Series content includes campaign, fundraising, publication and other public relation materials, newspaper clippings, and administrative records associated with the grassroots campaign to rezone land near Sandy Beach Park to save it from development as a luxury residential subdivision. The “Save Sandy Beach” series also includes legal court case testimonies and transcripts, and research material used to build a case asking the Hawaii State Legislature to pass a resolution asking the Department of Land and Natural Resources to develop a park plan for the Ka Iwi coast. Correspondence documents relationships between the Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition/Ka Iwi and supportive and opposing organizations, including the Hawaii Transportation Association, Hawaii’s Thousand Friends, Pacific Homes, and the Kaiser Development Company. This series also paints a picture of dealings between the Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition/Ka Iwi and Honolulu City Council Chairman, Arnold Morgado. The series “Restore Land Use Initiative” contains administrative documents, meeting minutes, resolutions, and correspondence to and from the Save Sandy Beach Coalition, or Phil Estermann personally, regarding the effort to restore land­use voting rights to the people of Hawaii. Documents date from years 1989­1992 inclusively. Legal documents include testimonies from individuals and other organizations, petitions, permits and legal research, also newspaper clippings and printed articles. The series “Public Land Purchase Phase” documents the Ka Iwi Action Council­led opposition of the development of 12 parcels of land in the Hawai‘i Kai­to­Makapu‘u area. This series contains legal documents (public testimonies and court proceedings), newspaper clippings, and organization publications from 1992­2002 inclusively, and is helpful for research on the State’s condemnation and purchase of Queen’s Beach for incorporation into Ka Iwi State Park. Series contains Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board meeting agendas, and proposed settlement analysis of 7 Queen’s Beach and Golf Course sites 5 and 6. Also of interest to researchers are copies of maps and pictures of the Ka Iwi shoreline. The series “Audio­Visual” includes audio and visual material collected or retained during different stages of the Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition/Ka Iwi, from years 1981­2002, the bulk of which date from 1986­1991. Negatives, slides, and photographs document the Sandy Beach and the Ka Iwi coastlines, coalition meetings, sign­waving demonstrations along the coastline and in downtown Honolulu. Video (VHS), and film reels give the researcher access to recorded television “spots” of Sandy Beach Coalition, voting on the Sandy Beach Initiative, Adopt­A­Highway movement, and the Honolulu City Council information meeting on proposed City Charter Amendments. Audio cassettes capture Save Sandy Beach commercials, political dialogues, and songs. The series “Ephemera” consists of physical artifacts collected or retained during different stages of the Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition/Ka Iwi, with a particular focus on branding, raising awareness, and gathering public support for the Initiative. Artifacts include a t­shirt, a promotional banner, a bumper sticker. This series also includes a framed 25th Anniversary 1995 Malama Aina Award presented to the Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition on Oahu, for their grass­roots efforts resulting in the preservation and protection of 80 acres of land across the highway from Sandy Beach and for their continuing commitment to prevent development. 8 Series Description Series Name: Save Queen’s Beach
[Series 1] Dates: ​
1981­1986 Size of Series: ​
1 Linear Foot (2 Document Storage Cases) Physical Format: ​
Papers and Newspaper Clippings Arrangement: ​
Labeled folders, 15 in each document storage case. Description of Contents: Contains documents relating to the Save Queen’s Beach Initiative. There are administrative documents such as the Save Queen’s Beach Association’s Constitution, meeting minutes, resolutions and rosters & membership. Correspondence between the organization and entities such as the City Council & its members, other politicians and supporting individuals and organizations. Legal materials include testimonies to the Honolulu City Council from individuals supporting the initiative; permits and resolutions related to the Queen’s Beach area; documents from or relating to the Department of Parks & Recreation & the Department of General Planning; and research material compiled by the Association. There are several folders of newspaper clippings and printed articles as well as folders with information about organizations related to and/or in support of Save Queen’s beach, such as The Nature Conservancy, Wawamalu Association, Sierra Club and Hawaii League of Conservative Voters. The last folders are public relations documents such as drafts of speeches prepared for different events, publications created by the organization, surveys sent out to the public and press releases. Box & Folder numbers (table) Series 1 Container List ­ 1 Linear Foot (2 Document Storage Cases) Box Folder Contents 1 1 Administrative ­­ General 1 2 Administrative ­­ Constitution 1 3 Administrative ­­ Minutes 1 4 Administrative ­­ Resolution 1 5 Administrative ­­ Roster & Membership 9 1 6 Correspondence ­­ Part 1 1 7 Correspondence ­­ Part 2 1 8 Legal ­­ Testimony to Honolulu City Council 1 9 Legal ­­ Petitions 1 10 Legal ­­ Permits 1 11 Legal ­­ Resolutions 1 12 Legal ­­ Standard of Conduct 1 13 Legal ­­ Department of Parks and Recreation 1 14 Legal ­­ Department of General Planning 1 15 Legal ­­ Research Material 2 1 Newspaper Clippings ­­ Articles Related to Tourism Industry 2 2 Newspaper Clippings ­­ Undated News Clippings 2 3 Newspaper Clippings ­­ Newspaper Clippings 1981 ­ 1984 2 4 Newspaper Clippings ­­ Newspaper Clippings 1985 ­ 1986 2 5 Newspaper Clippings ­­ Newspaper and Magazine Opinion Articles (editorials) 2 6 Organizations ­­ Kaiser Development Company 2 7 Organizations ­­ Wawamalu Association 2 8 Organizations ­­ Nature Conservancy of Hawaii 2 9 Organizations ­­ Sierra Club 10 2 10 Organizations ­­ Hawaii League of Conservative Voters 2 11 Public Relations ­­ Marketing 2 12 Public Relations ­­ Publications 2 13 Public Relations ­­ Speeches 2 14 Public Relations ­­ Surveys 2 15 Public Relations ­­ Press Release 11 Series Name: Save Sandy Beach
[Series 2] Dates: ​
1986­1989 Size of Series:​
2.5 Linear Feet (5 Document Storage Cases) Physical Format: ​
Paper and Newspaper Clippings Arrangement:​
5 document storage cases, folders ordered by number (and sub­series) Description of Contents: The series “Save Sandy Beach” documents the various activities of the Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition/Ka Iwi from the years 1986­1989, inclusive. Series content includes campaign, fundraising, publication and other public relation materials, newspaper clippings, and administrative records associated with the grassroots campaign to rezone land near Sandy Beach Park to save it from development as a luxury residential subdivision. The “Save Sandy Beach” series also includes legal court case testimonies and transcripts, and research material used to build a case asking the Hawaii State Legislature to pass a resolution asking the Department of Land and Natural Resources to develop a park plan for the Ka Iwi coast. Key names in this series include Arnold Morgado and Art Mori. Correspondence includes letters written by the Save Sandy Beach Association Board Members Jocelyn Fujii, Chuck Ferrera, Maivan Lam, Michael Wilson, Phil Estermann, plus additional Save Sandy Beach representatives Curt Sanburn, Rusty Weaver, and Bradley Shields. Correspondence documents relationships between the Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition/Ka Iwi and supportive and opposing organizations, including the Hawaii Transportation Association, Hawaii’s Thousand Friends, Pacific Homes, and the Kaiser Development Company. Correspondence from the Kaiser Development Corporation to the Hawaii Kai Neighborhood disputing allegations regarding political fliers sent out by Dave Stegmaier and the development across the street from Sandy Beach. Testimonies to Arnold Morgado, City Council Chairman; letters to Senator Ikeda. Court cases, Kaiser Development Corporation v. Bishop Estates v. City & County of Honolulu; Kaiser Development Corporation v. City & County of Honolulu. Including petitions, hearings, and bills regarding the coalitions fight to keep developers off of the Sandy Beach/Ka Iwi coastline. Box & Folder numbers (table) Series 2 Container List ­ 2.5 Linear Feet (5 Document Storage Cases) Box Folder Contents 1 1 Administrative ­ Agenda and Minutes ­ Mtg Agendas and Minutes 11/85 ­ 5/12/88 (format ­ Mead composition notebook) 12 1 2 Administrative ­ Agenda and Minutes ­SSBIC Mtg Agendas and Minutes 7/11/88 ­ 5/17/89 (format ­ Mead composition notebook) 1 3 Administrative ­ Agenda and Minutes ­ Restore Initiative Mtg Agendas and Minutes 5/27/84 ­ 7/27/92 (format ­ Mead composition notebook) 1 4 Administrative ­ Agenda and Minutes 1 5 Administrative ­ Agenda and Minutes ­ Meeting Transcript between SSBIC and City Council Chair Arnold Morgado re Bill 170 March 29, 1989 1 6 Administrative ­ Misc Administrative documents and notes 1 7 Administrative ­ Resolutions Materials 1 8 Administrative ­ Membership and Committee lists 1 9 Administrative ­ Fiscal Records ­ Sandy Beach Defense Fund Fiscal Docs 1 10 Administrative ­ Fiscal Records ­ Save Sandy Beach Legal Bills 1 11 Administrative ­ Chronology Documents 1 12 Administrative ­ Coalition Information Package 1 13 Correspondence ­ 1986 1 14 Correspondence ­ 1987 2 1 Correspondence ­ 1988 2 2 Correspondence ­ 1989 13 2 3 Legal ­ Bills ­ HCR 261/HR No. 333 House Resolution Requesting an integrated Scenic Shoreline Park….from Hanauma Bay to Makapuu Pt. 1988 2 4 Legal ­ Bills ­ HB 1270/SD 1/CD 1 A Bill for an Act Relating to Election 1987 2 5 Legal ­ Bills ­ SCR 116/Senate Resolution 125 1988 2 6 Legal ­ Bills ­ S.B. no. 2024 1988 2 7 Legal ­ Bills ­ S.B. no. 540/ HB no. 975 A bill for an Act Making an Appropriation for Planning the Ka Iwi Scenic Shoreline…. 1989 2 8 Legal ­ Bills ­ City and County of Honolulu Bill no. 159 Regulating for an Interim Period the Issuance of Building Permits 1987 2 9 Legal ­ Bills ­ City and County of Honolulu Resolution no. 89 – 38/ Proposal CD 1 Requesting Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation to Take All Appropriate Steps to Establish Ka Iwi Shoreline … 2 10 Legal ­ Testimonies and Hearings 1986 2 11 Legal ­ Testimonies and Hearings 1987 2 12 Legal ­ Testimonies and Hearings 1988 2 13 Legal ­ Testimonies and Hearings 1989 2 14 Legal ­ Testimonies ­ Sewage Plant 1986 ­ 1989 2 15 Legal ­ Court Cases – Civil Case # 84­0389 Kaiser vs. Bishop Estate vs City and County of Honolulu August 1987 2 16 Legal ­ Court Cases ­ Civil No. 87 ­3143­09 14 2 17 Legal ­ Court Case ­ Civil No. 84­2125 No. 12663 in Supreme Court March 1988 2 18 Legal ­ Court Cases ­ Civil No. 87­1596 / 87 ­ 1597 1989 2 19 Legal ­ Court Cases ­ Court Order CC 87­3143 Kaiser Hawaii Kai Dev. et al vs. City and County of Honolulu et al March 1988 3 1 Legal ­ Court Cases ­ Ethics Complaint by Kaiser Hawaii Kai Development Co. against Phil Estermann 1987 – 1988 3 2 Legal ­ Court Cases – Civil Case # 87­3143­09 March 1988 3 3 Legal ­ Court Cases ­ Civil No. 89 ­ 3539­11 3 4 Legal ­ Petitions 3 5 Legal ­ Permits Materials 3 6 Legal ­ Permits ­ Materials related to special Management Area Permit – City and County of Honolulu 1987 3 7 Legal ­ Permits ­ Petition and Permit Applications – Save Sandy Beach Defense Fund 1987 3 8 Legal ­ Elections ­ Voter Contact Services Reports 3 9 Legal ­ Elections ­ Election Results and Materials 3 10 Legal ­ Elections ­ Political Endorsements 3 11 Legal ­ Elections ­ Disclosure Reports – Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission 3 12 Legal ­ Elections ­ Ballot Language Materials 1988 3 13 Legal ­ General Legal Background 1987 – 1988 15 3 14 Legal ­ Undated Legal Materials 3 15 Legal ­ Research Materials 4 1 Newspaper Clippings ­ Save Sandy Beach Newspaper Clippings 1987 4 2 Newspaper Clippings ­ Save Sandy Beach Newspaper Clippings 1988 4 3 Newspaper Clippings ­Save Sandy Beach Newspaper Clippings 1989 4 4 Newspaper Clippings ­ Save Sandy Beach Newspaper Clippings ­ No date 4 5 Organizations ­ Save Sandy Beach Organizations 4 6 Organizations ­ The Trust for Public Land 5 1 Public Relations ­ Campaign Initiatives 5 2 Public Relations ­ Fundraising 5 3 Public Relations ­ Marketing 5 4 Public Relations ­ Marketing 5 5 Public Relations ­ Marketing 5 6 Public Relations ­ Publications 5 7 Public Relations ­ Opposition Information 5 8 Public Relations ­ Press Releases/Speeches 5 9 Public Relations ­ Surveys 16 17 Series Name: Restore Land Use Initiative [Series 3] Dates: ​
1989­1992 Size of Series:​
1 Linear Foot (2 Document Storage Cases) Physical Format: ​
Papers and Newspaper Clippings Arrangement: ​
2 document storage cases with labeled folders (8 in Box 1, 11 in Box 2). Description of Contents: Box 1 contains administrative documents meeting minutes and resolutions; correspondence to and from the Save Sandy Beach Coalition, or Phil Estermann personally, regarding the effort to restore land­use voting rights to the people of Hawaii; legal documents including testimonies from individuals and other organizations regarding the aforementioned issue, petitions, permits and legal research; and newspaper clippings and printed articles. Box 2 contains all public relations documents such as candidate endorsement of the issue, general public relations documents, fundraising & marketing flyers, other publications put forth by the organization and surveys. There are also several folders for public relations as related to other organizations/groups such as Hawaii’s Anti­Democracy Wall, Ka Iwi, Homeless Villages, P.O.I. (People Oppose Initiative) and Secret Alliance. Box & Folder numbers (table) Series 3 Container List ­ 1 Linear Foot (2 Document Storage Cases) Box Folder Contents 1 1 Administrative ­­ Minutes 1 2 Administrative ­­ Resolutions 1 3 Correspondence 1 4 Legal ­­ Testimonies 1 5 Legal ­­ Petitions 1 6 Legal ­­ Permits 1 7 Legal ­­ Research Materials 18 1 8 Newspaper Clippings 2 1 Public Relations ­­ Candidate Endorsement 2 2 Public Relations ­­ General 2 3 Public Relations ­­ Hawaii’s Anti­Democracy Wall 2 4 Public Relations ­­ Homeless Villages 2 5 Public Relations ­­ Ka Iwi 2 6 Public Relations ­­ P.O.I. (People Oppose Initiative) 2 7 Public Relations ­­ Secret Alliance 2 8 Public Relations ­­ Fundraising 2 9 Public Relations ­­ Marketing 2 10 Public Relations ­­ Publications 2 11 Public Relations ­­ Surveys 19 Series Name: Public Land Purchase Phase
[Series 4] Dates: ​
1991­2002 Size of Series: ​
0.5 Linear Foot (1 Document Storage Case) Physical Format: ​
Papers, Maps, Flyers,​
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Newspaper Clippings and Booklet Arrangement:​
None Description of Contents: Contains Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board meeting agenda which includes Planning & Zoning; testimony and consideration on condemnation of Golf Course 5 & 6; Circuit Court cases for judgement, subpoena, and pretrial motions; copies of maps and pictures of Ka Iwi shoreline, proposed settlement analysis of Queen’s Beach & Golf Course 5 & 6, site proposal flyers; newspaper clippings on David Matthews, Sandy Beach & Ka Iwi disputes and settlements; Kahu ʻĀina participant directory and Hawaiian Historical Society publication catalog. Box & Folder numbers (table) Series 4 ­ Container List ­ 0.5 Linear Foot (1 Document Storage Case) 1 1 Administrative ­ Meeting Agenda 1 2 Legal ­ Testimonies 1 3 Legal ­ Court Cases 1 4 Legal ­ Research Materials 1 5 Newspaper Clippings (1992­2002) 1 6 Public Relations ­ Publications 20 Series Name: Audio/Visual
[Series 5] Dates: ​
N/A Size of Series: ​
1 Linear Foot (1 Record Center Box) Physical Format: ​
Audio/Visual Arrangement: ​
None
Description of Contents: Bulk dates: 1986­1991 Black & white and color photographs: There are a six envelopes with photos, both color and black and white. The black and white 8” x 10”s are labeled by sticky notes or handwriting on the back of the photograph. Some of the photos in the collection include: ● Save Sandy Beach photos of board members, Wawamalu, Sandy’s Beach ● April 1986, Overloaded coast photos. Thesis = keep the Makapu’u to Hanauma Coast Undeveloped ● Fall 1988, Kalanianaole Hwy; Save Sandy Beach ● Fall 1988, Rooflines; Save Sandy Beach Projector slides: The collection includes numerous projector slides the coalition would use as part of their presentations to help raise awareness and support for the initiative to Save Sandy Beach. A few of the labeled sheets and boxes include: ● Save Sandy Beach slide show slides ● Graphics slides ● Map slides ● Homeless Village slides ● All black “Roofline” slides ● Roofline banner slides ● Development slides ● Greevy (Ed) slides Cassette tapes: There are nineteen cassette tapes in this collection with dates ranging from 1986 to 1991, a few of the labeled tapes include: ● Save Sandy Beach radio commercials ● Politically Speaking ● Estermann/Lam w/ Mike Buck; Save Sandy Beach (6/11/87) 21 ● Dialog “Geothermal” (4/19/91) Film reels: Three film reels, including a master copy of the television commercials the coalition made to help with their initiative: ● Sandy Beach ­ Yes: Master & Elements TV0:30 10/21/88 VHS Tapes: A total of seventeen VHS tapes, most labeled with a few that are not. Some of the tapes included are: ● Channel 2 Poll Results, 1988 Mayors Race and Sandy Beach Initiative ● Initiative Forum 11/89 ● City Council/Sandy Beach/Initiative Dialogue Start 5/26/89 ● City Council Informational Meeting on Proposed City Charter Amendments 10/28/92 ● The Case For Restoring Land Use Initiative Forum 1/25/91 DVD: One DVD titled Ka Iwi: Mauka to Makai Box & Folder numbers (table) Series 5 ­ Container List ­ 1 Linear Foot (1 Record Center Box) 1 35mm slides unknown time span 1 3.5x10 photos various photos 1 8x10 photos various photos 1 audio cassettes contents unknown 1 DVD ‘Ka Iwi Mauka to Makai’ 1 Film reels contents unknown 1 Negatives contents unknown 1 U­Matic tape Save Sandy ­ Vote Yes! (1988) commercial 22 1 VHS tapes contents unknown 23 Series Name: Ephemera
[Series 6] Dates: ​
N/A Size of Series: ​
1 Linear Foot (1 Record Center Box) Physical Format: Ephemera (​
Cloth banner, sticker, framed award, t­shirts.)
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None
Description of Contents: Contains some of the “media” the coalition used to raise awareness to their initiative to Save Sandy Beach/Ka Iwi coast. A banner made of a white bed sheet (measurements unknown) with a hand drawn message in red, blue, and black permanent marker saying “Save Sandy’s: Stop the Great Wall of Kaiser”. Henry John Kaiser, was the developer and real estate magnate who had “built” Hawaii Kai on one of the state’s largest Kuapa loko i’a (ancient Hawaiian fishpond). Kaiser was a driving force as it was his company (the Kaiser Development Corporation “KACOR”) that had proposed the resort development on the parcels of land the coalition was fighting against. The bumper sticker is red with mostly black lettering saying “just say know on the sandy beach initiative”; with the “no” in “know” in white letters and a black check mark above it. There is a (black) framed 25th Anniversary 1995 Malama Aina Award presented to the Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition on Oahu, for their grass­roots efforts resulting in the preservation and protection of 80 acres of land across the highway from Sandy Beach and for their continuing commitment to prevent development. Also included are three t­shirts (one black, 2 white) silk screened with Defend Sandy Beach/Save Sandy Beach/Vote No, on the front and back. Box & Folder numbers (table) Series 6 ­ Container List ­ 1 Linear Foot (1 Record Center Box) 1 Banner Save Sandy Beach banner (cloth) 1 Bumper Sticker “just say know on the sandy beach initiative” 1 Framed Award 12” x 9.5” “Malama Aina Award ­ Earth Day Hawaii 1995” 1 T­Shirts 3 t­shirts 24 Series Name: Out of Range [Series ?] Dates: Size of Series: ​
1 Linear Foot (1 Record Center Box) Out of Range (½ linear foot ­ 1 document storage case) 1 1 1970s News Clippings 1 2 Early 1970s Information Sheets 1 3 1970s Opinion Articles 1 4 1978 Art Mori 1 5 1979 Vested Rights Development Rights Overview 1 6 1979 Press Release 1 7 1980 Art Mori Consensus Statement 1 8 1980 Correspondence 1 9 2006 Save Queen’s Beach 1 10 2006 Westwood Development Group & QRM Associates Resort Complexes 1 11 2005 ­ 2007 Newspaper Clippings 1 12 2005 ­ 2008 Ka Iwi 1 13 (no date) Campbell 1 14 (no date) Newspaper Clippings 1 15 (no date) Public Relations Flyers 25