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VOL. 47, NO. 173
16 PAGES
SPIETH WINS
US OPEN
SPORTS, 1B
Hoomakaukau, the Hawaiian
word for prepare or make ready.
That was the message sent out
by opponents of the controversial
Thirty Meter Telescope following
an announcement that the obser-
vatory plans to resume construc-
tion Wednesday morning of the
$1.4 billion project near Mauna
Kea’s summit.
Opponents say they have every
intention of standing their ground
and stopping TMT crews — again.
“Absolutelynothinghas changed,”
said Kahookahi Kanuha, adding he
and others “will be ready.”
In a statement released late
Saturday, Henry Yang, chair of the
TMT International Observatory
Board, said the decision to move
forward was made after more than
two months of consultation, edu-
cation and dialogue with many
stakeholders.
“Our period of inactivity has
made us a better organization in
the long run,” he said. “We are now
comfortable that we can be bet-
ter stewards and better neighbors
during our temporary and limited
use of this precious land, which will
allow us to explore the heavens and
broaden the boundaries of science
in the interest of humanity.”
Wednesday will mark 91 days
since tractor trailers carrying heavy
equipment ascended the moun-
tain’s summit to begin pre-con-
struction of what will become one
of the world’s largest telescopes,
sparking protests that ultimately
brought the project to a stand-
still. The situation escalated April
2 when 31 people were arrested
for blocking construction workers
from accessing the site at 13,150
feet above sea level.
Since then, a small group of pro-
testers, mostly Native Hawaiians
who call themselves protectors of
the mountain they consider sacred,
have maintained a constant,
24-hour presence at an unautho-
rized camp outside the Visitor
Information Station, preparing for
the day TMT comes back to build.
Kanuha, a protest organizer who
was among those arrested in April,
said TMT’s announcement was
peculiar, disappointing and upset-
ting, but not unexpected.
As for what can be expected from
his group Wednesday, Kanuha said
more of the same — kapu aloha
and peaceful resistance.
“We plan to be there, like we
Kona Historical Society
plans new museum
For years now, people who
wanted to delve into the his-
tory of Kona likely paid a visit
to a small archive housed in
the basement of the H.N.
Greenwell Store Museum in
Kealakekua.
There — in shelves, boxes
and a special climate-con-
trolled area — a massive col-
lection of the region’s history
has been stored in the form
of old images, books, and
documents. The small, con-
crete-floored space doesn’t
have room for crowds and
it can’t hold much more of
the past either — and those
seeking to comb the pages of
time must make an appoint-
ment with the Kona Historical
Society.
All of that could change with
a new plan by the society to
build a museum that will offer
better access and provide an
area where rotations of cur-
rent works of art can mix with
historical displays.
A recent $180,000 grant-in-
aid from the state and funding
from other foundations are
helping propel forward the
plan for the 800-square-foot
Kona Museum, to be raised
near the store museum and
the historical society’s admin-
istration building. The society
is soliciting bids for a required
archaeological survey and
has submitted designs for the
museum to the Hawaii County
Planning Dept.
If all goes smoothly, building
permits could be issued by
November and work could
start in early 2016, said the
historical society’s executive
director Joy Holland Cesca.
“There is really a need for
this kind of venue for commu-
nity and historical shows in
Kona,” she said.
The solar-powered, sin-
gle-story structure will have
the appearance of a 19th cen-
tury board and batten ranch
house with a steep roof and
wrap-around lanai, mimick-
ing the appearance of the old
Greenwell family homestead.
“When people walk up, we
want to give them the feel-
ing they are walking up to an
BY BRET YAGER
WEST HAWAII TODAY
TMT
construction
to resume
Wednesday
BY CHRIS D’ANGELO
HAWAII TRIBUNE-HERALD
Joy Holland Cesca, executive director of the Kona Historical Society, holds the designs
and gestures to the plot of ground where the society plans to build a new 800-square-
foot museum in Kealakekua.
BRET YAGER/
WEST HAWAII TODAY
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Kumu Cindy Whitehawk,
center makes sure the lauhala will fit on the wrist of Jill
Kuykendall as Kathy Fenzl watches at Amy B.H. Greenwell
Ethnobotanical Garden on Saturday; Whitehawk displays
the type of lauhala bracelets students will learn how
to weave; Lauhala is cut, dried and ready to be woven;
Students learn to weave lauhala bracelets.
LAURA SHIMABUKU/
WEST HAWAII TODAY
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TMT
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