The governing body is tasked with protecting Mauna Kea for future generations and balancing science with culture and the environment. Native Hawaiian cultural experts - including one of the arrested elders - have voting seats on the authority. Last year, the state formed a new governing body for the mountain called the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority. The protests helped convince Hawaii’s leaders they needed a new approach to managing Mauna Kea. Content provided by the Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Views expressed in this Hawaii Island News summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. I will work to find a way forward together.” The Hawaii Supreme Court will hear arguments over the use of police during Thirty Meter Telescope protests in 2019. “This is the kind of justice we want to see for our kupuna, who stood up for what they believe in - their culture and their ancestors. “The time has come to build a new pathway forward that considers all people and is respectful of our host culture,” Green said. Green, in a news release from Lopez’s office, said he appreciated her decision. Published Octoat 9:48 AM HST Department of Land and Natural Resources / Department of Land and Natural Resources HONOLULU In the ongoing protest over a giant telescope planned for Maunakea on Hawaii Island, a group marched to the University of Hawaii's president's home. Josh Green appointed Lopez to be attorney general after he took office last month. Of these, 30 had their cases dismissed after a 2021 Hawaii Supreme Court ruling clarified the process for filing criminal complaints and said authorities had been following the incorrect procedure.Īttorney General Anne Lopez had the option to refile charges but said it wasn’t in the best interest of Hawaii’s people to continue to prosecute the kupuna, or elders. Law enforcement arrested 38 elders, mostly Native Hawaiians, during a 2019 demonstration against the Thirty Meter Telescope planned for Mauna Kea. HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii’s new attorney general said Tuesday more than two dozen elders won’t be subject to another round of prosecutions for blocking a road three years ago to prevent the construction of a new telescope on a mountain summit many Native Hawaiians consider sacred.
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