The Kalama Valley is located on the east side of O'ahu, and during the protests of the 1970s was owned by the Bishop Estate. This Bishop Estate is named after Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop who donated much of the land bequeathed to her for the maintenance of the Kamehameha Schools. these schools were for the enrichment of Hawaiian learning and the inclusion of Hawaiian teachings into the classroom. They operate to keep the rich tradition of Hawaiian knowledge alive, as well as ensure that it is passed down for generations to come. This Estate and the subsequent Trust associated with it became important during the process, as the Board of Trustees made the argument that their primary and sole responsibility was the maintenance and continuation of the Kamehameha Schools. This meant that the land could be sold and used in any way that allowed for the best possible outcome in regards to the school funding and general school project. This meant that the temporary lease structure and eventual eviction of pig farmers and other small scale tenants. Many of these tenants were Hawaiian in ancestry, and most were poor. The existence of the Kalama Valley area served as a form of slow-paced communal living, with many holding that their living status was purposefully anti-suburban and resistant to "the suburbanite's desire for neat lawns, fancy houses expensive cars, big fences, and unseen neighbors"