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What are you talking about? The new Hawaii law doesn't grant practitioners of Native Hawaiian cultural traditions the exclusive right to visit or use Maunakea.
by eesmith 4y ago
What are you talking about?
The new Hawaii law doesn't grant practitioners of Native Hawaiian cultural traditions the exclusive right to visit or use Maunakea. They now have a seat at the table, rather than having decisions be the exclusive right of the University of Hawaii.
Anyone used to be able to whale. Now it's illegal in the US except for Alaska Natives and the Makah of Washington State.
- josephcsible 4y agoShould the previous owner of your house get a seat at the table to decide what home improvement projects you now are and aren't allowed to do?
- eesmith 4y agoYour question is completely irrelevant. The University of Hawaii does not own the Mauna Kea Science Reserve. The owner is the State of Hawaii, who leased it to UH in 1968. The owner of a piece of land can generally decide to switch to another steward, which is what happened here. So far every issue you've raised seems to at odds with established legal precedent and common practice, and some drastically misunderstand history or, if true, would totally destroy the remaining Native American treaty rights. To be clear, I'm pretty ignorant about these topics as well. But it's not hard to research, which is what I did for my answers.