04-26-2015, 04:56 AM
gypsy,
I have a comment and then some questions.
The $1.4 billion to build the TMT is for the telescope. It is not a big pot of money that can be used to fund college educations for children on the Big Island if the telescope is not built. If the money is not spent on the telescope, none of the money will be spent anywhere else in Hawaii. You understand that, right?
You have said if I remember correctly, that Mauna Kea is a sacred mountain. Exactly how is it a religious symbol to the Hawaiians (as if you explained to me how the cross is sacred to Christians, and what the cross means to Christians and how it is used in their religious ceremonies)?
Would you describe to me the types of religious ceremonies performed on Mauna Kea, or to Mauna Kea right before the first observations were built? Do you have links to any pictures of these ceremonies? Also, how many Hawaiians were involved in these ceremonies back in the 1950's and 1960's? How many are involved today?
I have a comment and then some questions.
The $1.4 billion to build the TMT is for the telescope. It is not a big pot of money that can be used to fund college educations for children on the Big Island if the telescope is not built. If the money is not spent on the telescope, none of the money will be spent anywhere else in Hawaii. You understand that, right?
You have said if I remember correctly, that Mauna Kea is a sacred mountain. Exactly how is it a religious symbol to the Hawaiians (as if you explained to me how the cross is sacred to Christians, and what the cross means to Christians and how it is used in their religious ceremonies)?
Would you describe to me the types of religious ceremonies performed on Mauna Kea, or to Mauna Kea right before the first observations were built? Do you have links to any pictures of these ceremonies? Also, how many Hawaiians were involved in these ceremonies back in the 1950's and 1960's? How many are involved today?
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