#Aole TMT

[freehawaii]

VICTORY ON MAUNA KEA - 

Hawai`i Supreme Court Rules For Mauna Kea Kia`i - Says Mauna Kea Access Road Belongs To Hawaiians, Not The Fake State

Big Island Video News - May 31, 2024 

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court has ruled in favor of plaintiffs and vacated a circuit court decision on the jurisdiction of the Mauna Kea Access Road, a controversy that was central to the Thirty Meter Telescope standoff in the summer of 2019. The plaintiffs – Native Hawaiian beneficiaries of the Hawaiian home lands trust, Pualani Kanakaʻole Kanahele, Edward Halealoha Ayau, and Keliʻi Ione, Jr – alleged the State of Hawaiʻi and the Hawaiian Homes Commission breached their trust duties by allowing the State to use the Mauna Kea Access Road without payment since the 1970’s, and that the attempt by the State Department of Transportation (DOT) to make the road a state highway in 2018, via internal memo, was illegal. Opponents of the planned Thirty Meter Telescope occupied the base of the Mauna Kea Access Road (MKAR) in July 2019, blocking construction crews’ access to the mountain summit. Thirty-four individuals were arrested on the third day of the standoff, including plaintiffs Kanahele and Ioane. Opponents of the TMT project disputed the State’s assertion that the portion of the road was a state highway…. On February 13, 2020, Plaintiffs filed suit in circuit court. Two years later, the court sided with the defendants, ruling Act 14 of 1995 “fully and finally resolved” claims which arose between August 21, 1959 and July 1, 1988, involving the “uncompensated use of Hawaiian homelands for state roads claims and highways.” The plaintiffs appealed the decision. On Thursday, in its 47-page opinion written by Justice Sabrina McKenna, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court held:     Act 14 of 1995 does not preclude Plaintiffs’ claims;     the portion of the MKAR going through DHHL lands is not a state highway because legal requirements for such a designation were not satisfied; and     the State blatantly disregarded unambiguous requirements of the “Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920” (“HHCA”), and in doing so, breached its constitutional and fiduciary obligation to faithfully carry out the HHCA. Haw. Const. art. XII, § 2; Ahuna v. Dep’t of Hawaiian Home Lands, 64 Haw. 327, 338, 640 P.2d 1161, 1168 (1982). The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court wrote that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands “failed to prevent the DOT from illegally assuming control and jurisdiction over the MKAR in 2018,” and added:     It is troubling that the DOT unilaterally designated the MKAR as a state highway via an internal memo. Instead of following the procedures for a land exchange or sale as described in HHCA sections 204(a)(3) and 205 and 43 C.F.R. part 47, the State – particularly the HHC members and DHHL – blatantly breached their fiduciary duties by allowing the illegal taking and then failing to remedy the designation that violated the HHCA. Hence, the MKAR was not properly designated a state highway. The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court vacated the circuit court’s March 16, 2022 final judgment and remanded to the circuit court for further proceedings consistent with its opinion. The Thirty Meter Telescope project has been stalled ever since the 2019 standoff on the Mauna Kea Access Road, and no further progress towards construction has been made.

[jacensolodjo]

Kinda telling how the 'new master plan' for Mauna Kea being approved 4 days ago has gone buried. And where it hasn't it has been carefully worded otherwise to seem like it's a GOOD thing.

No.

The opposition was to any and all telescopes. Not a limit. A hard NO. And an even harder NO on TMT.

“It seems that regardless of the substantial opposition to TMT that the University of Hawaii continues to make TMT the spotlight of the future of Astronomy in Hawaii. What seems to escape the University is that the lands of Mauna Kea in it present identification continually declines as it was once considered ‘Ceded Lands’ and now has been identified by the University as ‘State Owned Lands’. This recent identification portrays Mauna Kea to be State OWNED as opposed to Ceded lands held in Trust, There by perpetuating a false narrative of ownership that is deceptive to potential funders of the TMT project.”

The lands were never ceded. They were stolen.

No to TMT means NO. A'ole TMT

[politicalsci]

On Wednesday, July 17th, a heavily armed police force arrested over 20 Native Hawaiian elders who were peacefully protecting Mauna Kea from desecration.

#TMTShutdown#AoleTMT #KuKiaʻiMauna

https://www.instagram.com/minouye/

[theresgloryforyou]

there are definitely some astronomers and other scientists having healthy and aware discussions about mauna kea, so that’s a step in the right direction

[pololiau]

they wanna ignore our issues we’ll bring our voices to them —- kū kiʻai mauna !!!

[kc-79]

DWAYNE JOHNSON IS ON MAUNA KEA!

[bemorechillifries]

alright i'm posting this because i am pissed the hell off.

so here's the situation. there's a plan to build a thirty meter telescope at the top of mauna kea on hawai’i island. great, you say, we'll be able to learn more about space! sen, why is this a bad thing?

learning more about space is great! i'm all for that, but can we do it some place that isn't sacred to hawaiian culture and doesn't already have thirteen fucking observatories on it?

do you want to know what these "terrorists" are doing? they're exercising their rights to peaceful protest, doing hula, chanting, singing, waving signs, and generally being unthreatenting. yes, they're blocking traffic. they're also directing it around them. they're not violent or dangerous. they're not even slinging hate around. in fact, all they're doing is loving. yes, they're angry. of course they are. but they're just throwing around love, for the mauna, for our people and our culture, even for the people who have wronged them.

do you want to know what the state is doing? they send heavily armed forces to arrest and scare us. the governor declares a state of emergency, vows that the public will be protected, no matter their beliefs. then he starts spewing lies about the protesters and what's really going on up there. no one is drinking. there are no drugs. no infighting. people who are confused on why they're there are being educated. nobody is violent, nobody is dangerous.

i want someone to explain to me why the FUCK my people, my kupuna, are being arrested for trying to protect a sacred place from further desecration. i don't care if they're being released almost immediately when they're back down the mountain, i want to know why the hell it's okay to send such heavily armed forces to a group of peaceful protesters. i want to know who made it okay to traumatize a group of people like that.

i want to know why it is that when brown people decide to stick up for themselves peacefully, we're called terrorists. i want to know why there is no place for my culture in the future.

more importantly, someone tell me where that aggression is for the people camping outside of planned parenthoods and other abortion clinics who make women feel so threatened that it's not safe for them unless they are completely covered and escorted into the facility. i want to know where that aggression is towards the people who shoot up schools and clubs and music festivals. i want to know where that aggression is for the goddamn concentration camps currently plaguing the usa. i want to know where the fuck this aggression is towards the actual terrorists. and i want to know why we haven't fixed our massive homelessness problem if we have the resources to spare on sending armed forces to arrest peaceful protesters, governor ige? why the hell aren't you protecting my people when that's your job?

how dare you call us terrorists for protecting what we love when there is much worse going on in the world right now. how dare you tell us that our beliefs have no place in the future.

[sacredmaunakea]

In wake of arrests, TMT protesters pledge to stand their ground

“As one person in the tent was arrested, however, they were being replaced by someone else.”

“We’re kupuna fighting for our families,” said Ranette Robinson, one of those arrested.

“We came to protect our sacred land,” another protester said. “There’s not much more we have left.”

Thirty-four people were arrested on day three of the TMT protest.

Source: In wake of arrests, TMT protesters…

[themoderncoconut]

PHOTO DIARY: FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE BIG ISLE

PHOTO DIARY: FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE BIG ISLE

Falling deeply in love with this island. Vast spaces in between places, friendly smiles, no traffic, good coffee, great Mexican food, and small town charms with rainy moment of romance. You’re making me fall, Big I. You are magical!

[freehawaii]

IT DOESNʻT TAKE A TELESCOPE TO SEE THAT

[remade-stopdisrespectingculture]

“E ala ka ‘ī, ka mahi, ka palena! Tomorrow we gather at 9:00am at the Kamehameha Statue to march in the Merrie Monarch Parade as proud aloha ‘āina who stand for Hawai‘i . Just two years ago over 700 people walked the streets of Hilo in honor of Mauna a Wākea. What a powerful moment that was. Now more than ever, our lands, ours waters, and our mountains are calling us to show up, stand up, and speak up for them. It has been so beautiful to see so many people from here and all over the world heeding that call. I look to marching alongside all of you. See you there, lāhui. Bring your flags, positive signs (meaning please refrain from using words like “no” or “against”), your chants, songs, and green shirts! Kū Kia‘i Mauna! They can spend millions of dollars in attorney and legal fees to fight us, they can pay for public relations staff and media polls to divide our communities, they can sponsor politicians to turn their backs on their people and laws of the land, But we will never give up, and we will never back down. March with us. March for our beloved Hawai'i, for the lāhui, for the next 7 generations, for the ʻaina, the kai, and all above, below and beyond. March because you love this place. Show them that you love this place. And show them that you will stand forever for aloha ʻāina and that you will never, ever give up your rights to protect what you love. Visitors, kamaʻāina, hālau members, lovers of the land.”

via Protect Mauna Kea!

[sacredmaunakea]

Attention Mauna Protectors Across the Earth!: CALL TO CIVIL ASSERTIVE ACTION AND HOW YOU CAN HELP

“Submit comments in opposition to the UH promulgation of Administrative Rules over Mauna Kea by clicking here: http://www.123formbuilder.com/form-4208817/objection-to-uh-process-for-admin-rules-for-mauna-kea” Healani Sonoda-Pale ********

Should the University of Hawaii, after charges dropped for unconstitutional arrests on the Mauna, be trusted with proposing legislation? IDK why don’t you read…

[oceania-unite]

“Hawai’i Awakens”, created by Marty Two Bulls

[freehawaii]

FREE HAWAII NEWS SHORT

IS THIRTY METER TELESCOPE FUNDING COMING SOON? - Watch It Here

Want More? Watch The Full Episode Here - FreeHawaiiNews.com

[farmersmarkethawaii]

NORMAL? How do we accept what’s happening here in Hawaii as normal? For years people have fought The Geo thermal plant in Puna and had tons of questions and concerns about what was happening out there and then after time it seems the community accepted it as the norm and the the fissures broke out and wiped out the whole area and hundreds of Hawaiians lost their families homes but we stopped fighting and call it a coincidence if you want but it happened. Now the same Gas mask I used in Puna because of the air quality I’m bringing out of storage because of the possibility that as a peaceful protecter of our beautiful Mauna Kea I will be subjected to chemical agents as a way of dispersing is from the base where we engage in prayers, Hula and Aloha. At some point you have to draw a line and say enough is enough and what little we have left is worth fighting for. Look hard at all the facts presented in what’s happening up here at Mauna Kea. You have a foreign corporation that’s being supported with over 10 million of your tax dollars for law enforcement against the people of the community. How did this happen and how did we get here?...whatever your answer may be I’m sure you’ll agree with me that it has to stop and this is the time to be heard and felt! #maunakea #protecttheaina #alohaaina #aole #tmt #untiltheverylast #farmersmarkethawaii #brokenhardened (at Maunakea) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2FA_LQjm0X/?igshid=ws3atnb1e5z1

[trust-the-fox]

Please evebody, show your opposition by signing the petition. This is still very much an ongoing battle no matter what. For updated news, follow @ProtectMaunakea on Instagram. 'A'ole TMT.

Kinda telling how the 'new master plan' for Mauna Kea being approved 4 days ago has gone buried. And where it hasn't it has been carefully worded otherwise to seem like it's a GOOD thing.

No.

The opposition was to any and all telescopes. Not a limit. A hard NO. And an even harder NO on TMT.

“It seems that regardless of the substantial opposition to TMT that the University of Hawaii continues to make TMT the spotlight of the future of Astronomy in Hawaii. What seems to escape the University is that the lands of Mauna Kea in it present identification continually declines as it was once considered ‘Ceded Lands’ and now has been identified by the University as ‘State Owned Lands’. This recent identification portrays Mauna Kea to be State OWNED as opposed to Ceded lands held in Trust, There by perpetuating a false narrative of ownership that is deceptive to potential funders of the TMT project.”

The lands were never ceded. They were stolen.

No to TMT means NO. A'ole TMT