Photos and articles about Mauna Kea Oct. 7, 2014
Photos and articles about Mauna Kea Oct. 7, 2014
Santa Cruz Indigenous Solidarity
added 26 new photos to the album Mauna Kea telescope groundbreaking cancelled after blockade—Oct.7 — with Hāwane Rios and 8 others at Mauna Kea Observatory.
SELECTED PHOTOS & NEWS LINKS from October 7th, 2014—An amazing day of unity that ended up shutting down the groundbreaking ceremony for the TMT mega-telescope on sacred Mauna Kea. This is a selection of photos from social media, reposted via Hualalai N Alohi Keohuloa, Evan Bordessa, Occupy Hilo & others. #protectmaunakea #buildingTMT
***Selected news articles & video links:
*Hawaii telescope groundbreaking, blessing delayed
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26729950/hawaii-telescope-groundbreaking-blessing-delayed
* Hawai’i Tribune-Herald: TMT groundbreaking disrupted
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/tmt-groundbreaking-disrupted
* AP: Protesters halt Mauna Kea telescope groundbreaking
http://www.chron.com/business/technology/article/Protesters-halt-Hawaii-telescope-groundbreaking-5807781.php
* KITV4: Protesters disrupt Mauna Kea telescope groundbreaking
http://www.kitv.com/news/protesters-disrupt-mauna-kea-telescope-groundbreaking/28998256
* Video: TMT Opponents Halt Groundbreaking Ceremony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ4Gt35hs-s
* Video: Protesters halt Mauna Kea telescope groundbreaking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4dv8IU7LsA#t=72
* Video: Blockade Chant
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152814927386155
* Video: KITV4 news about the protests
http://www.kitv.com/news/mauna-kea-telescope-blessing-draws-protestors/29004510
* Video: Mayor Kenoi at the #buildingTMT blockade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA_9VSamqdk
* UPI: Protestors object plans to build telescope on land sacred to native Hawaiians
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2014/10/08/Protestors-object-plans-to-build-telescope-on-land-sacred-to-native-Hawaiians/6821412737145/
* NPR: Protests Disrupt Telescope Groundbreaking In Hawaii
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/10/08/354477691/protests-disrupt-telescope-groundbreaking-in-hawaii
* SF Chronicle: Peaceful protest in Palo Alto against massive Mauna Kea telescope
http://blog.sfgate.com/hawaii/2014/10/07/peaceful-protest-in-palo-alto-against-massive-mauna-kea-telescope/#27343101=0
* Mauna Kea Protest Oct 7 Press Release:
http://sacredmaunakea.wordpress.com/
* MLPA Initiative funder pledged $250 million for Maua Kea telescope
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/10/07/18762577.php
* KHON2: Telescope groundbreaking ceremony on Mauna Kea delayed by protesters
http://khon2.com/2014/10/07/telescope-groundbreaking-ceremony-on-mauna-kea-delayed-by-protesters/
* Pacific Business News: Groundbreaking for $1.3B Thirty Meter Telescope in Hawaii delayed
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2014/10/07/groundbreaking-for-1-3b-thirty-meter-telescope-in.html
* China Topix: Native Hawaiians Halt Groundbreaking for TMT in Hawaii
http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/15055/20141008/hawaii-protesters-telescope-thirty-meter-telescope-tmt-mauna-kea-mauna-kea-summit-native-hawaiians-hawaiian-protesters-groundbreaking-delay-blessing-ceremony-tmt-observatory.htm
* Maine News Online: Thirty Meter Telescope’s Groundbreaking Ceremony Thwarted by Protestors
http://mainenewsonline.com/content/14101079-thirty-meter-telescope-s-groundbreaking-ceremony-thwarted
* The Ecologist: Native Hawaiians protest ‘sacred mountain’ telescope
http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_round_up/2585795/native_hawaiians_protest_sacred_mountain_telescope.html
*** For background info about Mauna Kea see:
Sacred Mauna Kea wordpress:
http://http://sacredmaunakea.wordpress.com/
Indigenous Hawaiians Fight Proposed Telescope on Sacred Mauna Kea
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/06/24/indigenous-hawaiians-fight-proposed-telescope-sacred-mauna-kea-155426
Video: Sacred Mountain by Pua Case
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUSVUQK9Bq4
Mauna Kea—Temple Under Siege film:
http://www.oiwi.tv/channels/culture/mauna-kea-temple-under-siege/
Sacred Land Film Project—Mauna Kea:
http://www.sacredland.org/mauna-kea/
Protect Mauna Kea facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Protect-Mauna-Kea/138435822892206
