Statement on Maunakea from Hui Mālama i ke Ala 'Ūlili

Lā'aukūkahi, Hinaia?le?le July 20, 2019 Hui Mālama i ke Ala 'Ūlili (huiMAU) stands in solidarity with the kia'i mauna who are standing peacefully in kapu aloha, at Pu'uhonua o Pu'uhuluhulu for the protection of Maunakea against the further desecration proposed by the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project. The proposed TMT project represents a future trajectory for the summit of Maunakea in which our makua mountain will be hindered in fulfilling this life-giving kuleana to our 'ohana-this entire island. Like the mo'olelo (story) of our great ali'i, 'Umi-a-Līloa, the mo'olelo of these kia'i mauna will be shared with our keiki and mo'opuna for generations to come as models of aloha aina-models of humanity standing up for what is pono-that we will celebrate and honor for as long as aloha 'aina shall live.