HE LANI KO LUNA, A SKY ABOVE

Authors

Kalepa Baybayan, ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi

Abstract

My remarks are written in response to a paper by Vilsoni Hereniko and Philipp Schorch entitled “The Canoe, The Wind, and The Mountain: Shunting the Rashomon Effect of Maunakea.” This paper is not intended to be an academic response, it serves simply as an opinion piece from an oceanic wayfinder with forty-three years of canoe sailing experience. I use the favored grammar practice of Hawaiian linguists of spelling all proper names as a single word; hence, “Maunakea” and not Mauna Kea. I write this paper while the Supreme Court of Hawaii is deliberating on the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) appeal to decide whether to hold valid the award of a Conservation District Use Permit to TMT by the Board/Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Recommended Citation

Baybayan, Kalepa (2018) "HE LANI KO LUNA, A SKY ABOVE," Pacific Studies Journal: Vol. 41: No. 3, Article 4.
Available at: https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/pacific-studies-journal/vol41/iss3/4