It’s back-to-school season, and as keiki statewide brush the sand off their slippahs and head to class, college students in the University of Hawai‘i system are registering for courses and preparing for a new semester. But with the timeframe for the start of construction of the contentious Thirty Meter Telescope project extended into September of 2021, it would seem that the … [Read more...] about UH Maui College Courses Offered for Students on Maunakea
Mauna Kea
‘Unacceptable and Irresponsible’: Councilmember Tamara Paltin writes to UH president David Lassner regarding TMT
More than three weeks have passed since Governor David Ige made the announcement that the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) was “set to start construction,” and yet no equipment has made the ascent up Maunakea. Instead, at Mauna Kea Access Road, kia‘i, or protectors, have set up camp. Through non-violent action and kapu aloha, bound by culture and identity, and grounded in arguments … [Read more...] about ‘Unacceptable and Irresponsible’: Councilmember Tamara Paltin writes to UH president David Lassner regarding TMT
Kia‘i Claim Victory: Gov. David Ige rescinds Maunakea emergency proclamation and state extends timeline for Thirty Meter Telescope
Two weeks after the state’s arrest of 38 kupuna for obstructing Mauna Kea Access Road, Governor David Ige continues to find himself with few options in the standoff over the construction of the contentious Thirty Meter Telescope. Force, an early choice that resulted in the arrests of the 38 elderly and non-violent Kanaka Maoli, proved to further stoke the fire of activists’ … [Read more...] about Kia‘i Claim Victory: Gov. David Ige rescinds Maunakea emergency proclamation and state extends timeline for Thirty Meter Telescope
Hiphop for the Aina: A Benefit for Mauna Kea
Freedom fighters protecting sacred grounds are getting together on Friday, August 2nd at Casanova's to raise funds and awareness to the cause of keeping TMT off the Mauna. Come get down with The Grouch, Mr Kapu, Pure Powers, Iamai, Rabbitt-Kanoa, 7s3v3n, Jahsun & Ra Sol, Clang Clang, DJ Tom the Ronin, and Maui UBF Crew DJs: Monks, Trvr, and Turtle – with Blessing Ceremony … [Read more...] about Hiphop for the Aina: A Benefit for Mauna Kea
State Arrests Activists on Mauna Kea: Gov. Ige hopes for “the co-existence of culture and science” but others see the dispute as symbolic of the struggle against colonization
The live updates from Mauna Kea have been trickling in all day and I brace myself for the images I might see every time I hit refresh. This latest dispatch, though, as I write on Tuesday afternoon, is peaceful. Hawai‘i Public Radio reporter Ryan Finnerty has tweeted that a checkpoint established by activists (also known as protectors or kia‘i of Mauna Kea) to halt construction … [Read more...] about State Arrests Activists on Mauna Kea: Gov. Ige hopes for “the co-existence of culture and science” but others see the dispute as symbolic of the struggle against colonization