Kingdom of Hawai’i Blog… Ali`i Nui Mō`ī Edmund K. Silva, Jr., 4-12-15… “King’s Letter to Governor Ige”

From the Kingdom of Hawaii blog, he makes reference to this article, in which several astronomers doubt whether building on someone else’ sacred land is a proper way to conduct their science.

“I am King. And, you, as governor of a nation stolen, cannot continue to ignore the ancestors and their living heirs, refusing to acknowledge that Mauna a Wākea is sacred. You represent the interest of the citizens of the United States and not my people nor these islands.

“Your approach to resolving the Mauna Kea controversy cannot succeed because you falsely limit the issues to be discussed and refuse to acknowledge reality. The two most important issues are sovereignty and faith.

“Your approach to resolving these issues is to exclude any discussion of the status of the land, the status of our nation as occupied, or the status of the traditional Hawaiian faith. Instead, you limit your discussions to how to gain acceptance from the Kingdom and traditional faith practitioners to the continued illegal expropriation of Crown and government lands and the continued disrespect shown toward the traditional faith.”

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Ali`i Nui Mō`ī Edmund K. Silva, Jr., 4-12-15… “King’s Letter to Governor Ige”

The King sent a letter to [State of Hawai’i] Governor Ige regarding a possible resolution of the controversy over the Thirty Meter Telescope.

https://www.scribd.com/doc/261806063/150412-King-s-Letter-to-Governor-Ige