03-13-2019, 06:44 PM
This caught my eye today:
"UH junior and Hilo resident Hiwa Kaapuni, 21, joined the demonstration today to engage students. Kaapuni’s ohana, who lives on the slopes of Mauna Kea, continue to oppose the building of the telescope atop the mountain.
“As little kids, we would just be up there and play with snow,” she said. “From a young age, I’ve learned to grow a lot of reverence for Mauna Kea — it being a very sacred and kapu place. My personal connection to Mauna Kea runs through birth.”"
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/03/1...telescope/
If it hadn't been for the observatories, then Hiwa Kaapuni would almost certainly have not been able to go and play with the snow on Mauna Kea, but somehow it's now sacred and kapu.
"UH junior and Hilo resident Hiwa Kaapuni, 21, joined the demonstration today to engage students. Kaapuni’s ohana, who lives on the slopes of Mauna Kea, continue to oppose the building of the telescope atop the mountain.
“As little kids, we would just be up there and play with snow,” she said. “From a young age, I’ve learned to grow a lot of reverence for Mauna Kea — it being a very sacred and kapu place. My personal connection to Mauna Kea runs through birth.”"
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/03/1...telescope/
If it hadn't been for the observatories, then Hiwa Kaapuni would almost certainly have not been able to go and play with the snow on Mauna Kea, but somehow it's now sacred and kapu.