04-08-2015, 05:16 AM
Some Protector talking points;
1. The TMT has been given permits but we appealed in court. When a judge grants an appeal, he is saying that he has see the evidence and there is merit to what we are saying. So we think the TMT should not start construction untill the court process is pau.
2. the place they want to build is - in a conservation district which carries 8 criteria that a project has to meet. For instance, A project must add to the natural beauty.... a project cannot have an adverse, significant, and substantial impact on the area, (they admit it will), a project can't increase land use, ...
3. It will be put in an area that has known burials and is also called "the ring of shrines". It is a pristine area on the Northern plateau. And is a historic district.
4. The TMT corp has received 18 mil$ in federal grants. When a project uses federal $ it has a federal process they have to go through known as the 106 process. They also need to be doing a federal EIS (environmental impact statement). They first denied they received any federal $ until we showed them the grants from NSF (national science foundation). Being a historic district requires them to go through these federal processes as well.
5. Mauna Kea is a sacred place for native hawaiians who believe it to be their place of origin. It is a place where Hawaiians still hold ceremony, go to pray, take the piko of their newborn, build ahus, etc. There was an overwhelming majority of hawaiians and cultural practitioners who were interviewed for the cultural impact study who said no more telescopes on their sacred mountain.
6. Mauna Kea is designated as a National Natural Landmark and will most likely loose that designation according to comments made by the national park rep who commented on the state EIS.
1. The TMT has been given permits but we appealed in court. When a judge grants an appeal, he is saying that he has see the evidence and there is merit to what we are saying. So we think the TMT should not start construction untill the court process is pau.
2. the place they want to build is - in a conservation district which carries 8 criteria that a project has to meet. For instance, A project must add to the natural beauty.... a project cannot have an adverse, significant, and substantial impact on the area, (they admit it will), a project can't increase land use, ...
3. It will be put in an area that has known burials and is also called "the ring of shrines". It is a pristine area on the Northern plateau. And is a historic district.
4. The TMT corp has received 18 mil$ in federal grants. When a project uses federal $ it has a federal process they have to go through known as the 106 process. They also need to be doing a federal EIS (environmental impact statement). They first denied they received any federal $ until we showed them the grants from NSF (national science foundation). Being a historic district requires them to go through these federal processes as well.
5. Mauna Kea is a sacred place for native hawaiians who believe it to be their place of origin. It is a place where Hawaiians still hold ceremony, go to pray, take the piko of their newborn, build ahus, etc. There was an overwhelming majority of hawaiians and cultural practitioners who were interviewed for the cultural impact study who said no more telescopes on their sacred mountain.
6. Mauna Kea is designated as a National Natural Landmark and will most likely loose that designation according to comments made by the national park rep who commented on the state EIS.