The state of Hawaii owes a big thank-you to a drug dealer. In July 1990, U.S. Customs seized the estate of one John Campbell Dowie, charged with smuggling hashish. As it happens, Dowie's 22 acres on the island of Hawaii were the childhood home of the legendary King Kamehameha I, who unified the islands in 1795. Traversed by the lazy beauty of the Halawa Stream, the lush property boasts important archaeological sites and major tourism possibilities. In a ceremony last week, Customs turned it all over to the state. Dowie, on the lam since 1990, did not attend.
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