11-13-2015, 04:06 AM
I found this quote from the Tech Insider story interesting:
The story doesn't stop there. In 1964, native Hawaiian Alika Herring lugged the first telescope up to the 14,000-foot-tall summit of Mauna Kea. He built the contraption himself and, with the local university's backing, he set out to assess the mountain's potential by studying the moon.
Astronomy on Mauna Kea began with the Hawaiian people. Mauna Kea as location to study the stars was discovered by the Hawaiian people. How much effort has to be expended by the young protesters to convince others that Mauna Kea and astronomy is not a part of their heritage?
The story doesn't stop there. In 1964, native Hawaiian Alika Herring lugged the first telescope up to the 14,000-foot-tall summit of Mauna Kea. He built the contraption himself and, with the local university's backing, he set out to assess the mountain's potential by studying the moon.
Astronomy on Mauna Kea began with the Hawaiian people. Mauna Kea as location to study the stars was discovered by the Hawaiian people. How much effort has to be expended by the young protesters to convince others that Mauna Kea and astronomy is not a part of their heritage?
“We do this thing not because it is easy, but because we thought it would be easy.”