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Why Mauna Kea should be preserved and protected

Author:
Pisciotta, Kealoha
Title:
Why Mauna Kea should be preserved and protected
Year:
1999
Subject:
Astronomical observatories Mauna Kea controversy Sacred sites
Summary:
This document, written by Kealoha Pisciotta, describes the significance of Mauna Kea to the Kanaka Maoli. She describes how the astronomical community, a lack of resource management and enforcement of State and Federal statutes to protect the summit, and how a lack of control regarding the excessive numbers of commercial use and eco-tourism, as well as the public and recreational use of the summit, threatens the cultural and environmental integrity of this sacred mountain.
Collection:
Monographs