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Wailuanui Petition Opposing Hotel Development

Thu, 6 Apr 2023 04:21 UTC

We, the undersigned:

- Understand the unique historic and cultural importance of the Wailuanuiahoʻāno area, including the former Coco Palms Hotel site;

- Are concerned for the long term preservation of the ancient fishpond system, burial grounds, and culturally significant sites located within the former hotel parcels;

- Ask that all agencies and government officials, both county and state, ensure that the highest level of protections are taken during the demolition of the hotel structure, to ensure that the integrity of the fishponds, and the cultural and environmental features, are maintained;

- Do not believe that a 350 room hotel development is suitable at this site and oppose the reconstruction of a hotel in this location; and

- Support a collaborative community-based effort that ensures that the only future of this property is one of conversion into a thriving cultural, educational, and community space that honors the rich history of this place, both ancient and modern, as well as its environmental values.

Petition to Deny Parole for Brian M. McCarthy

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 06:59 UTC

On September 1, 1986, Katherine Hawelka, a 19 year old college sophomore died after a brutal attack on the campus of Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY at the hands of Brian M. McCarthy. He viciously attacked her as she was walking on campus. He raped and strangled her, beating her so severely that she was unrecognizable due to the head and face trauma she sustained. She never regained consciousness after this heinous attack. Brian McCarthy had just been released on parole three months prior to this attack.

Her convicted murderer, Brian McCarthy, plead guilty on Thursday, August 13, 1987 and was convicted to 23 years to life for her murder. He was denied parole at his first hearing in 2009. New York State law allows for subsequent parole hearings every 24 months. Every two years, my brother, mother, sister and I meet with the Victim Impact Unit of NYS Corrections Dept to make formal statements to ask for his parole to continue to be denied. Every 24 months we recount the horrific details for her murder and the lack of remorse and repeated offenses that her killer has shown while in prison. Every 24 months, we remind them that in one of his parole hearings, he didn’t even know Katy’s name when asked about his victim. We remind them of the beautiful life that he took and how we miss her every day.

Every 24 months we present our ongoing online petition to the board as a way to remind them that she is not forgotten, and we demand justice for the life he took. Justice demands that he be made to spend every day of his life in prison for taking the life of an innocent victim.

Let's get Grable Cemetry cleaned up... a Pioneer Cemetery in Cass Co. Indiana

Sat, 3 Dec 2016 07:44 UTC

We are trying to get a neighborhood Cemetery cleaned up that is located in Twelve mile Indiana. This cemetery has been abandoned since the late 1800's and is still being neglected by the Adams township Trustees of Cass County Indiana. There are not only family members that rest here but also several War Veterans.

We have been made aware by the town trustees that there are no plans to address a Cemetery Clean up. The Grable Cemetery was deeded out in 1859 to the Grable Cemetery Trustees which no longer survive, therefore by Indiana Cemetery Law
the cemetery is owned by the township and therefore was turned over to the Adams Township Trustee.

We feel our ancestors were early Indiana pioneers and founded this area and should rest with respect.

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