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JUDGE APPEARS WILLING TO OK HARASSMENT OF MAUNA KEA SUPPORTERS

Honolulu Star-Advertiser - January 29, 2020

A Circuit Court judge today said he was inclined to allow the state Attorney General’s office to subpoena financial records of a non-profit group devoted to Hawaiian issues, including raising funds to provide bail and other support for people opposed to the planned Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea.

Judge James Ashford, however, had concerns about the scope of the Attorney General’s subpoena and gave attorneys on both sides until Feb. 7 to reach agreement about how much financial information should be disclosed about KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance.

During today’s hearing to consider whether to quash the Attorney General’s subpoena of 18 different requests of KAHEA information held by First Hawaiian Bank, Ashford said he was inclined to allow the Attorney General’s office to obtain information regarding nine areas, such as monthly statements, cancelled checks and loan applications.

But Ashford had concerns about other First Hawaiian Bank information sought by the Attorney General’s subpoena, including surveillance photos taken from ATM machines.

While Ashford did not rule on KAHEA’s request to quash the subpoena, his comments represented a victory for the Attorney General’s office, which has faced off against KAHEA in two contested cases that went before the Hawaii Supreme Court over Mauna Kea.

The Attorney General’s office previously issued a subpoena to Hawaiian Airlines seeking the names of people who donated their frequent flyer miles so protesters could join the protest at Mauna Kea; and subpoenaed the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, which had provided portable toilets, rubbish collection and other amenities at the protest camp at the base of Mauna Kea Access Road, according to a memorandum filed by KAHEA attorney, Richard Naiwieha Wurdeman.

In nearly 45 minutes of arguments, Wurdeman told Judge Ashford that the subpoena is “unreasonable, oppressive and overly broad” and would have the “chilling effect” of stifling donations to support the TMT protest.

Wurdeman repeatedly called the Attorney General’s effort “a fishing expedition.”

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Earlier this year, the Hawai’i State legislature passed a resolution (HR33) that created a 15-member “working group to develop recommendations for a governance and management structure for Mauna Kea”. We were doubtful that a group dominated by Saiki appointees would make any significant departure from their historical stance that Mauna Kea is a commodity to be exploited. We viewed the working group as the State’s latest attempt to manage Hawaiian opposition to the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). On December 17th, they released their report (which can be found here), giving the community 2 ½ weeks, during the holiday season, to review the document and provide feedback. We expect a final draft report will quickly be produced, followed by a bill to be introduced by the State House of Representatives this legislative session. A closed door process, with a rushed public comment period resulting in proposed legislation is not the way to meaningfully engage the community. Recommended in their report is a two-tiered system under which Kānaka Maoli traditional kānāwai are merely “intended to guide and inform” while a governor-appointed “Governing Entity” would hold legal authority over who can do what on the mauna. The problem has never been a lack of brilliance or deep knowledge of Hawaiian practitioners as is expressed in the kānāwai shared in the report. The problem remains the failure of the University and State to relinquish their control over the management of Mauna Kea and their refusal to allow those most knowledgeable to apply that knowledge to the care and protection of this sacred place. This does not sound like “A New Day on Maunakea,” as the report is named. We explicitly oppose the inclusion of a seat on the proposed governing entity for a representative of the astronomy industry, as their interests have been overrepresented and imposed on Mauna Kea for the last 50+ years. Join us in submitting comments by Tuesday, Jan 4, 2021 at 4:30pm via email to: [email protected]. View the comments we've prepared here. 📸@kapzphotography #kahea #hawaiianenvironmentalalligance #hawaiianwatermovement https://www.instagram.com/p/CYJIDQtLTD4AOEUiI-n53UyyDyPBWGKIvqzTSE0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Makahiki season is over, the swell and winds have changed ...we must prepare. Kauwela is calling. #kahea to all the crew and children. #weekendwarriors Video by @luvlei_wahine https://www.instagram.com/p/CP2mUO-AU-l/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Makahiki season is over, the swell and winds have changed ...we must prepare. Kauwela is calling. #kahea to all the crew and children. #weekendwarriors Video by @luvlei_wahine (at Hanalei, Hawaii) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP2mPRbN1vD/?utm_medium=tumblr

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BE THERE THURSDAY - HELP PROTECT MAUNA KEA & KAHEA