03-05-2017, 05:14 PM
HotPE, you wrote:
"If someone says a family member was buried on Mauna Kea, I don't doubt that's true, it's nearly one third of the Big Island...."
Has anyone in the Hawaiian community identified which Moku that site falls within and which family was the last steward of the land? It's above Waimea but below the ridge, right? How deep did they dig? The whole 5 acres or is 5% of the area considered acceptable by archeologists? Were archeologists even involved? Who was it? The University? If it was anyone affiliated with TMT it would be a murky affair. What are the statistics of bones found during an EIS v. those found during an actual dig itself? I only ever hear of bones unearthed when large haulers are involved. Where is the EIS published? Was there any oversight by the disputing parties? I'm not even a died in the wool opponent yet I find it completely unbelievable that no bones were found whatsoever in the construction of the 12 existing structures up topside and in light of accusations that staff repeatedly moved and then eliminated a pohaku....and you wonder why people are dubious? Some early sensitivity training could have gone a long way toward avoiding this conflict entirely.
"If someone says a family member was buried on Mauna Kea, I don't doubt that's true, it's nearly one third of the Big Island...."
Has anyone in the Hawaiian community identified which Moku that site falls within and which family was the last steward of the land? It's above Waimea but below the ridge, right? How deep did they dig? The whole 5 acres or is 5% of the area considered acceptable by archeologists? Were archeologists even involved? Who was it? The University? If it was anyone affiliated with TMT it would be a murky affair. What are the statistics of bones found during an EIS v. those found during an actual dig itself? I only ever hear of bones unearthed when large haulers are involved. Where is the EIS published? Was there any oversight by the disputing parties? I'm not even a died in the wool opponent yet I find it completely unbelievable that no bones were found whatsoever in the construction of the 12 existing structures up topside and in light of accusations that staff repeatedly moved and then eliminated a pohaku....and you wonder why people are dubious? Some early sensitivity training could have gone a long way toward avoiding this conflict entirely.