01-10-2017, 03:39 AM
Dr. Ku Kahakalau's testimony can also be found here https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/mk/files/2016/10...akalau.pdf "I hold a Bachelor’s in Secondary Education and a Professional Diploma in Hawaiian Language, and a Master’s Degree in European Languages and Literature (focusing on German literature about Hawai’i). Moreover, I am the first person in the world to earn a Ph.D. in Indigenous Education." I was interested to read the details (I haven't watched the testimony yet) to see what a scholar would have to add to the discussion.
"I base my stand [against the TMT] first and foremost on the value of aloha ‘#257;ina and m#257;lama ‘#257;ina, a way of life taught to me by my ‘ohana and shared by all
of my k#363;puna mentors from Ni’ihau to Ka’#363;. In fact, based on my research, I can say that here in Hawai’i, the ancient practice of aloha and m#257;lama ‘#257;ina,
documented in countless oral and written Hawaiian sources, is essentially a law of the land."
While everyone in the case against TMT has pretty much said the same thing, she didn't provide any specific written sources or oral examples of how the TMT is really not aloha 'aina other than it is tall and somehow threatens the water supply. I felt all of her arguments against the TMT are an appeal to emotion.
I have a hard time with the idea that a telescope is going to hurt her religion and culture much less interfere with it. What about all the other environmental messes around Hawaii that impact everyone more than a telescope would? It's hard to understand her arguments, but I'll watch her testimony and maybe get a better insight.
"I base my stand [against the TMT] first and foremost on the value of aloha ‘#257;ina and m#257;lama ‘#257;ina, a way of life taught to me by my ‘ohana and shared by all
of my k#363;puna mentors from Ni’ihau to Ka’#363;. In fact, based on my research, I can say that here in Hawai’i, the ancient practice of aloha and m#257;lama ‘#257;ina,
documented in countless oral and written Hawaiian sources, is essentially a law of the land."
While everyone in the case against TMT has pretty much said the same thing, she didn't provide any specific written sources or oral examples of how the TMT is really not aloha 'aina other than it is tall and somehow threatens the water supply. I felt all of her arguments against the TMT are an appeal to emotion.
I have a hard time with the idea that a telescope is going to hurt her religion and culture much less interfere with it. What about all the other environmental messes around Hawaii that impact everyone more than a telescope would? It's hard to understand her arguments, but I'll watch her testimony and maybe get a better insight.