Danko Meredith Announces: Kapu Family Files Lawsuit Against Peter Martin and West Maui Land Company for Lahaina Fires
LAHAINA, Hawaii, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Na'Aikane o Maui Cultural Center, Ke'eaumoku Kapu and U'ilani Kapu have sued Peter Martin and his West Maui Land Company's water subsidiaries Launiupoko Irrigation Company, Launiupoko Water Company and Launiupoko Water Development LLC over the Lahaina fires.
- LAHAINA, Hawaii, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Na'Aikane o Maui Cultural Center, Ke'eaumoku Kapu and U'ilani Kapu have sued Peter Martin and his West Maui Land Company's water subsidiaries Launiupoko Irrigation Company, Launiupoko Water Company and Launiupoko Water Development LLC over the Lahaina fires.
- Peter Martin and his subsidiary companies bought the plantation's land claims and its control of the water diversion systems when they closed at the end of the twentieth century.
- Na'Aikane o Maui recently complained to the Commission on Water Resource Management about this "drying up" of Lahaina Town.
- Na'Aikane o Maui Cultural Center has also sued MECO, the State of Hawai'i, the County of Maui, and Kamehameha Schools for their role in causing the Lahaina fires.