“These past months have been difficult for everyone, and we deeply hope this provides a period of reflection for all to continue to seek a positive, peaceful and non-violent path forward on Maunakea and for Hawaiʻi.”
The resolution and report by the group are posted in the materials for the October 17 BOR meeting at Leeward Community College.
The Office of Maunakea Management will conduct a study on the public and commercial tour capacity for University of Hawaiʻi-managed land on Maunakea.
Gov. Ige announced construction will start on the Thirty Meter Telescope.
Gov. David Ige announced at a news conference on June 20, 2019 that the state Department of Land and Natural Resources issued a notice to proceed to UH Hilo for the Thirty Meter Telescope project.
The sound of the ʻuaʻu or Hawaiian petrel was heard on Maunakea, thanks to the Office of Maunakea Management and the UH Hilo Listening Observatory for Hawaiian Ecosystems Bioacoustics Lab.
The administrative rules are an essential resource management tool for public and commercial activities on UH-managed lands on Maunakea.
If the request is approved, public hearings are expected to be planned for early June.
The incident highlighted the need for administrative rules for public and commercial activities on University of Hawaiʻi managed lands on Maunakea.
Scientists have been gathering data over a 10-year period to determine how the permafrost formed and persisted in an otherwise warm climate and is now on the decline.
