#Kealoha Pisciotta

Why Maunakea is sacred to many Native Hawaiians from their beginning to today

Maunakea is a place where Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners today engage in a variety of practices in Wao Akua, or the realm of the Akua-Creator — as did their ancestors for generations.

TMT HEARING: Oral Arguments Conclude; BLNR to Rule

The oral arguments hearing was held on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in the Crown Room of the Grand Naniloa Hotel in Hilo.

UPDATE: Graffiti Mars Historic Maunakea Ice Age Reserve Rocks

At mid-morning on Friday, April 28, graffiti was found painted on rocks within the Mauna Kea Ice Age NAR.

TMT Hearing: Hawaiian Language Restricted

University of Hawai‘i at Hilo witnesses Wallace Ishibashi Jr. and Dr. Clifford Smith testified in the BLNR Contested Case Hearing on the TMT on Dec. 1.

TMT Hearing: Native Hawaiian Practitioner Testifies

Native Hawaiian practitioner Wallace Ishibashi Jr. was called to the witness stand.

TMT Petitioners File Hawai‘i Supreme Court Appeal

According to a court record, the appellants argue that Judge Amano violated their due process rights with her oral 30-minute cross-examination time limit.

TMT Hearing: UH-Hilo Witnesses Testify

The University of Hawai‘i’s first witness, Perry J. White, completed his testimony and was followed by UH-Hilo witnesses James T. Hayes and Gunther Hassinger.

Mauna Kea Hui Responds to Ige on TMT

Mauna Kea Hui has issued a response to Governor David Ige’s announcement on an extended construction postponement by Thirty Meter Telescope officials.