KAHEA: Mauna Kea > Laws & Regulations

Lawsuit brief presented to Third Circuit Court by Lea Hong, et al. (1.9 MB PDF)

Judge to hear appeal of Keck Outrigger project (65k PDF)
Hawai'i Tribune Herald, Friday, May 13, 2005

Community Reacts to the State's Closed-Door Approval of Further Construction on the Summit
Mauna Kea 'Anaina Hou challenges the State Board of Land and Natural Resources' decision to allow the Keck Outrigger telescope project to go forward without a sufficient management plan. Joint Statement from Mauna Kea 'Anaina Hou and the Sierra Club (100k PDF) Oct. 13, 2004.

Hawai‘i's State Auditor found UH's management plan to be insufficient to protect the natural resources on the summit of Mauna Kea

Overview of the Auditor's Report (219k PDF) February 1998

Legal Briefing on UH Compliance with the Audit Report by Lea Hong (72k PDF) March 2, 2004

Petitioners' Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Decisions and Order from the Mauna Kea Contested Case Hearing (337k PDF)

Hearing Officer's Recommendation to Board of Land and Natural Resources (3.9MB PDF)

Royal Order Comments on NASA/UH Permit Application to Build Telescopes (44k PDF)
Mauna Kea Anaina Hou and the Royal Order of Kamehameha I issues their comments on NASA's Conservation District Use Permit Application to the DLNR.

KAHEA is an alliance of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) cultural practitioners, environmental activists and others concerned with protecting customary and traditional rights and our fragile environment.

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