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KAHEA's comments on Mauna Kea Working Group's Draft Report

Posted by Lauren Muneoka at Feb 05, 2022 03:10 AM |

Comments of KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance to the State of Hawai‘i Legislature on the Mauna Kea Working Group’s Draft Report, dated December 17, 2021

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Kānaka Maoli Group, Hui Wai Ola Challenges State's Recommendation for TMT Water Pollution Permit

Kānaka Maoli Group, Hui Wai Ola Challenges State's Recommendation for TMT Water Pollution Permit

Posted by Lauren Muneoka at May 05, 2021 10:20 PM |

The Kānaka Maoli cultural practitioner group, Hui Wai Ola filed a complaint for a contested case against the Department of Health’s “tentative” recommendation to approve a stormwater runoff pollutant discharge permit to the Thirty-Meter Telescope International Observatory, LLC (TMT) on Mauna Kea.

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KAHEA's Opposition to GM 583 confirming the nomination of Chris Yuen

KAHEA's Opposition to GM 583 confirming the nomination of Chris Yuen

Posted by Lauren Muneoka at May 18, 2020 12:20 AM |

KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance in strong opposition to GM 583 and decline to confirm the nomination of Chris Yuen to yet another term to the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

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Open letter to Mayor Caldwell about the redevelopment of Sherwood Forest

Posted by Lauren Muneoka at May 27, 2019 05:47 AM |

We are requesting community consultation and further environmental review on the Waimānalo Bay Beach Park Master Plan

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KAHEA Testimony on OMKM Rules

Posted by Lauren Muneoka at Mar 15, 2019 02:50 AM |

KAHEA's March 2019 testimony on Office of Mauna Kea Management Rules

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Action Alert: Help Us to Oppose Office of Mauna Kea Management Proposed Rules

Action Alert: Help Us to Oppose Office of Mauna Kea Management Proposed Rules

Posted by Lauren Muneoka at Sep 11, 2018 08:05 PM |
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Mauna Kea needs our help. The University of Hawai‘i Office of Mauna Kea Management (OMKM) has proposed rules restricting access and use of Mauna Kea summit lands and a vague permitting system for the access that it does allow.

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KAHEAʻs testimony that public hearings on OMKM draft rules are premature

Posted by Lauren Muneoka at Jun 07, 2018 08:00 AM |

It is premature to request the Governorʻs approval to allow for public hearings on these proposed rules. There are far too many substantive issues with the rules in their existing draft to put them out for public comment. It would make more sense to get better consensus before spending time and resources in a public hearing process.

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