KAHU KU MAUNATiffnie Kakalia

KAPU ALOHA 101

  

WHAT IS KAHU KU MAUNACultural Advisory Council for✕ University of Hawaii-Hilo Chancellor✕ Director of Maunakea Management✕ Office of Maunakea Management Board

MY FUNCTION

✕ To heighten the awareness of Hawaiian consciousness. - Dr. Larry Kimura

✕ To help them remember that she is sacred, our mama, Maunakea is sacred. - Uncle Sonny Keakealani

COUNCIL FUNCTION✕ Assist in addressing cultural matters✕ Work toward developing appropriate

procedures and protocols✕ Volunteer capacity

+ Members are selected by UH-Hilo Chancellor upon recommendation from the Office of Mauna Kea Management and the Kahu Ku Mauna Council

KAHU KU MAUNA’S GUIDING PRINCIPLES✕ Support the responsible stewardship of Maunakea ✕ Support policies that lead to a system of best management

practices✕ Encourage collaboration and sharing of resources among the

tenants✕ A complete restoration of the summit of Maunakea

+ Eventual decommissioning and removal of all observatories

2009 COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN (CMP)✕ How it evolved✕ Legislative Audits✕ 2000 Master Plan

CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN

CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN

✕ “Acknowledgement…plain and simple”✕ “We will remain dignified in everything we do and everything we say”

HOW DOES “KAPU ALOHA” RELATE TO KAHU KU MAUNA?

MOVING FORWARD✕ 13:0✕ Requests made to OMKM✕ Address concerns regarding constitutional rights for

native Hawaiian practice+ 2000 Master Plan+ 2009 Comprehensive Management Plan

ADMINISTRATIVE RULEMAKING

✕ Hawaii Revised Statutes §304A-1903 – Mauna Kea lands rules

ESSENTIAL QUESTION-State of Hawaii-University of Hawaii-Hilo-Office of Mauna Kea Management

What are these entities doing to address recommendations of State Audit specifically in regards to the negligent management of cultural resources within lands managed by the University of Hawaii?