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