From Kingdom of Hawai’i Blog, 4-11-15… Ali`i Mana`o Nui Lanny Sinkin 4-9-15, “Cover Letter for ‘Temple of Lono'”

Many of us who consciously align with and live in harmony with the energies of this planet, and who “sense” messages from this planet, the animals, birds, etc., can likely relate to what is expressed here.

[from “Temple of Lono” document] “…when the missionaries arrived in the islands, they encountered a very sophisticated civilization founded on a strong faith rooted deeply in the people’s understanding of natural processes. On that foundation of faith, the Hawaiians had developed a complex social system suitable for an island civilization and a highly effective economic system that sustainably supported hundreds of thousands of people.

“The suppression of the traditional faith has been a long–‐standing practice of the State of Hawaii. In a country that prides itself on the freedom of religion, this interplay of traditional faith with state disrespect is nothing new to the Temple of Lono and the faith of our people. The Temple found out a long time ago that the State of Hawaii does not think we are a people of faith. If they did our Temples wouldn’t be historical sites for tourists.

[From this letter] “There is a major controversy created by the initiation of construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Mauna Kea, a mountain considered sacred by the Hawaiian people. Some comments filed about the nature of the controversy have revealed ignorance about the traditional faith of the Hawaiian people.

“Relevant to the telescope discussion, the Hawaiian faith is science-based. The faith of the Hawaiian people is founded on the four Gods: the Sun, the Ocean, the Land, and the Fresh Water. Those elements create and support life, including providing the food that keeps Humans alive. Hawaiians worshipped food. That is why the true center of the Hawaiian faith is the Pu’uhonua, the protected area where growing food to feed the people was the primary kuleana.

“The Hawaiian religion was the practice of the individual implementing that faith into daily life. That practice was based on a highly sophisticated understanding of the Natural World based on more than one thousand years of observation. The traditional Hawaiians understood more about the physical world than the Europeans who reached the islands because achieving that understanding was a spiritual practice and obligation. That understanding was very much grounded in knowing “our place in the Universe.””

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[From Kingdom of Hawai’i blog]

https://www.scribd.com/doc/261591382/150409-Temple-of-Lono-AMN-Cover-Letter