05-06-2015, 09:02 PM
What changed my mind? A few reasons here:
1) Not being invited to the summit by you Tomk.
2) being told by you Tomk that only a small group remained to opposed these kinds of ideas of mine, but would allow a 180 foot Godzilla and an additional 170 new transplant guardians.
3) Felt sick to my stomach after a recent visit to the summit, not at all like I had remembered.
4) After educating myself about maunakea, Hawaii, and the Hawaiian people. I came to realize how unique, sacred, tranquil, and purposeful maunakea really is naturally. A true gift to all, not only you today.
5) The power of these great Hawaiian people has been very moving, Quite honestly worth protecting as much if not more than the TMT observatory in my opinion.
6) This is my home, my kids home, we have been blessed to be able to live here with hawaiians on the slopes of maunakea and maunaloa.
7) If this tmt project was to be put on maunaloa, I would have found the sister bug on the summit of maunaloa to the endangered bug atop maunakea.
8) Being told geothermal was here forever whether we liked it or not!! By Mike Kalikini, our county, and state. These projects like TMT and Ormat geothermal start quite similarly with no regards to community health, spirit, culture, or future. They also tend to never leave, fulfill their promises, or respect you as a neighbor or equal.
9) Not truly knowing the sudden impacts this kind of project can have to maunakea. The water, the land, the plants and bugs, the weather close or afar, the people who do care and love maunakea, most importantly not knowing what would be left for the next generations to believe in?
10) Because you Tomk, would not invite me up to your castle atop maunakea as if you were king or guardian and got to pick and choose your guests. The Pompous, cocky, ungrateful, sometimes selfish, promise breaking, disrespecting nature of my fellow white man. Thank you for being you, my awakening to see the greater good and light that comes from my ohana and life with maunakea is worth protecting today, tomorrow, always, and forever.
1) Not being invited to the summit by you Tomk.
2) being told by you Tomk that only a small group remained to opposed these kinds of ideas of mine, but would allow a 180 foot Godzilla and an additional 170 new transplant guardians.
3) Felt sick to my stomach after a recent visit to the summit, not at all like I had remembered.
4) After educating myself about maunakea, Hawaii, and the Hawaiian people. I came to realize how unique, sacred, tranquil, and purposeful maunakea really is naturally. A true gift to all, not only you today.
5) The power of these great Hawaiian people has been very moving, Quite honestly worth protecting as much if not more than the TMT observatory in my opinion.
6) This is my home, my kids home, we have been blessed to be able to live here with hawaiians on the slopes of maunakea and maunaloa.
7) If this tmt project was to be put on maunaloa, I would have found the sister bug on the summit of maunaloa to the endangered bug atop maunakea.
8) Being told geothermal was here forever whether we liked it or not!! By Mike Kalikini, our county, and state. These projects like TMT and Ormat geothermal start quite similarly with no regards to community health, spirit, culture, or future. They also tend to never leave, fulfill their promises, or respect you as a neighbor or equal.
9) Not truly knowing the sudden impacts this kind of project can have to maunakea. The water, the land, the plants and bugs, the weather close or afar, the people who do care and love maunakea, most importantly not knowing what would be left for the next generations to believe in?
10) Because you Tomk, would not invite me up to your castle atop maunakea as if you were king or guardian and got to pick and choose your guests. The Pompous, cocky, ungrateful, sometimes selfish, promise breaking, disrespecting nature of my fellow white man. Thank you for being you, my awakening to see the greater good and light that comes from my ohana and life with maunakea is worth protecting today, tomorrow, always, and forever.