From Kingdom of Hawai’i Blog… Ali`i Nui Mō`ī Edmund K. Silva, Jr., 4-4-15… "King's Letter to UH President… Mauna Kea"

This letter to David Lessner, President, University of Hawai’i (UH), was just posted at the Kingdom of Hawai’i blog.
This relates to this blog’s prior posts, post 1, post 2.

“Yesterday, I sent a Cease and Desist Order to the Mayor of Hawai`i County [et al.]. Those officials engaged in arresting Kanaka Maoli and none [non-] Hawaiians, who were non-violently acting to protect Mauna Kea… I ordered them to stop arresting them because they have the right, even the sacred right, to be there. There is no one on this earth that has more rights to be on Mauna Kea then the Kanaka Maoli.…
“The police conducting the arrests did so on the basis that the road belongs to the County… The road is the original trespass. To trespass on to someone else’s land by building a road across it does not confer title on the road builder. Mauna Kea belongs to the Kingdom, not the occupying power. That those engaged in belligerent occupation chose to build a road on the surface of the mountain is irrelevant to the question of true ownership of the mountain.
“When I examine the actions of the University in relation to Mauna Kea, I do not find them to meet the highest standards nor respecting ancient and present day protocol to honor the sacredness of Mauna Kea and our relationship to Akua, father of us all.
“Mauna Kea is the highest mountain on Earth as measured from the ocean floor where it began. Emerging from the deepest darkness of the ocean, the sacred mountain top rises above the clouds. There is a natural sacredness that traditional Hawaiians respected to the point of leaving the mountain top free of almost all Human activity, a place dedicated to the Gods.
“Mauna Kea is the focus of today’s discussion about sacred sites. There are such sites throughout the Archipelago that deserve recognition and respect. The Kingdom will restore those sites to their appropriate position and use.
“In the meantime, you shall take your responsibilities with great care and seriousness and halt (cease and desist) any further pursuit of the Thirty Meter Telescope or any further development on Mauna Kea.”

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[From Kingdom of Hawai’i blog] The King sent a letter today (4-4-15) to David Lessner, President, University of Hawai’i, discussing the current situation on Mauna Kea. A copy of that letter is below. See also this prior posting about the Mauna Kea situation.

https://www.scribd.com/doc/260966725/150404-King-s-Letter-to-UH-President-About-Mauna-Kea