An A-frame house and cottage built in 1970 for legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, is being moved to federal land on Maui's Haleakala National Park that's typically reserved for Native Hawaiian culture.
Lindbergh, the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic, died in Hana, on East Maui, in 1974 and was buried less than a mile from the house in a simple churchyard.
"He had money, he had fame, he had everything," said Tweetie Lind, a member of the nonprofit group Kipahulu Ohana, which works with the park on interpretation of Hawaiian culture. "But he came to Kipahulu to be close to the land and the people here. He always talked about the spirit of Kipahulu and the goodness of the people here.
"When we started talking about it, this made sense."
The Historic Hawaii Foundation adopted the project, and support has come from Gov. Ben Cayetano and Sens. Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka.
Officials overseeing the project must raise an estimated $500,000 for movement and restoration of the structures and to create an endowment for maintenance. Officials said $100,000 already has been raised.