TMT - Contested Case Hearing Status - Hilo

[galileo]

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Originally posted by HereOnThePrimalEdge
I have been asking about this from the start. I would very much like to understand more about ancient Hawaiian spiritual practices on and around the summit of Mauna Kea. If you have any information, please share it with us.
How did ancient Hawaiians reach the summit of Mauna Kea?
How many practiced their religion there?
How often did the average Hawaiian make the journey?

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Mehana Kihoi testified that she thought it was forbidden to visit the mountain, but went up hoping to be cured from ongoing physical pain. She had been violently attacked in the past.

Kealoha Pisciotta mentioned one day that it was OK to go up, "if the mountain called you."

Isn't it true that before the religion was abolished, only priests could be in the summit region?

There appears to be no mandate for making a pilgrimage to the summit at least once, like the Hajj for Muslims.