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Protesters occupy OHA ahead of Board of Trustees meeting
Posted by KHON: None Given on April 24th, 2015
KHON: Protesters are preparing to occupy the Office of Hawaiian Affairs building ahead of an upcoming Board of Trustees meeting.
The sit-in was organized by MANA, Movement for Aloha No ka ??¯ina, one of several groups against the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea.
"We have a right to be here and we expect the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to be decisive about this issue," said Andre Perez of MANA. "Our objective is to ensure that they get involved and put this issue on the agenda,...
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Mauna Kea defenders ask for OHA support
Posted by Hawaii News Now: None Given on April 24th, 2015
Hawaii News Now: Protect Mauna Kea advocates urged trustees with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to join them in opposing.the building of a thirty meter telescope on the mountain's summit.
"We have risen. We have awakened. We have remembered," Kaleikoa Kaeo said.
Leaders and supporters of the movement held signs at OHA's board meeting and begged the board to take a stand against the $1.4 billion project they believe will desecrate the mountain they call sacred.
"Either we have a place to decide what is sacred...
The Heart of Hawaiian People’s Arguments Against the Telescope on Mauna Kea
Posted by Smithsonian: Doug Herman on April 24th, 2015
Smithsonian: At this moment all over the Hawaiian islands, but especially atop Mauna Kea volcano, there are protests against the building of a new Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT) on this sacred mountain. The telescope has become a cause célèbre among Native Hawaiians and their allies, and the issue is going viral. Newspapers around the world are reporting the story and people are abuzz on social media—especially as the issue becomes more emotionally charged. This week, a University of California, Berkeley professor...