Native Hawaiians were outraged on July 22, when a Makua Military Reservation brush burn-off spread out of control on Oahu Island, burning 2,100 acres of endangered wildlife. Now, archaeologists are thrilled by the subsequent discovery of about two dozen cultural sites exposed by the fire, but many Native Hawaiians say the finds don’t make up for the valley’s desecration. The Hawaiians have always claimed that the land is of the utmost historical and religious significance and strongly oppose military presence there.
