Kaho’okahi Kanuha explains how, after Thursday’s mass arrest, the movement to block the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope appears to have only gotten stronger.
Video by David Corrigan
MAUNA KEA – The day after 31 people were arrested up and down Mauna Kea for obstructing the Thirty Meter Telescope project, a large crowd again gathered at Hale Pohaku to continue their stand.
It was Good Friday, and so many were off work and available to take part in the effort. Supporters came from all islands. There were no arrests reported today. It was also reported that no work was done at the TMT site.
On Oahu, Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustee Peter Apo held a press conference calling on Governor David Ige and University of Hawaii President David Lassner to establish a 30-day moratorium on construction for TMT. Walter Ritte, who joined Apo at the press conference, took things a step further. “The goal now is not to stop the building of this observatory,” Ritte said. “The goal now is to get all of these observatories off this mountain.”
“The goal now is to get all of these observatories off this mountain”, simply delusional.
However. The mountain would be beautiful
w/ a whole different feel w/out all the ‘pimples’.
Rick Diaz: spoken like a true American Capitalist! You think in terms of “Manifest Destiny” not matter what the cost to the indigenous people…so sad
So the aunty said to me, “If they going put up ånother golf ball, why they put em on the golf course ..” I couldn’t answer her.
Capitalism is freedom
I’m glad to see people actually participating in their community, although 7 years too late.
Maybe next time, get involved in the process and don’t wait for an emotional post from Facebook.
On a side note, give thanks to welfare, otherwise who would be able to sit around on the mountain all day playing 7th century dress up?
Darwin is correct, the time to kill this project was years ago, not today. However in the end money wins, its always been that way for good or bad.
If you REALLY believe in something it should be 100% and NOT PART TIME like oh I gotta go work,HOME,store, or MARRIE MONARCH. I thought this entire island was Hawaiian land on I understand that so all these protesters protested against WalMart,target,mall,restaurants ect,ect if they did I hope they don’t go to any of this places. If they do PART TIME…. Hypocrites
Hoo, ka aka aka – sound like aunty didn’t like
gold courses.
Suggestion: The TMT protesters can make tshirts with a silhouette of an astronomer with their nose in the air, with an image of Mauna Kea in the background, with the caption: “Why do the astronomers think they are so above it all?”