A resident and protester named George Santos became especially prominent during the protests because he and his hog farm had previously been evicted from Bishop Trust lands zoned for redevelopment. The City of Honolulu and the Bishop Trust had been told to investigate the Trust's relocation of tenants by lawmakers in 1959, but nothing was done. During the protests Senator Nadao Yoshinaga criticized the Bishop Trust and suggested that the State of Hawaii buy the land.
