The Mauna Kea protests, ignited in 2019, revolve around the contentious construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on the sacred summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. This dormant volcano holds profound cultural and spiritual significance for the Native Hawaiian community, leading to fervent opposition against the TMT project. Proposed as one of the world's most advanced telescopes, the TMT collaboration involves international partners such as the United States, Japan, China, Canada, and India. Advocates highlight its potential for groundbreaking astronomical discoveries, while opponents, particularly Native Hawaiians, perceive it as a sacrilegious act that further infringes upon their historically marginalized cultural heritage. The resistance movement, known as "Ku Kia'i Mauna" or Guardians of the Mountain, gained momentum in July 2019 when construction crews aimed to commence work on the TMT. Native Hawaiian activists, alongside allies, initiated a peaceful and nonviolent blockade to impede access to the construction site, emphasizing the protection of Mauna Kea's ecological and cultural integrity. Protesters contend that the TMT's construction violates environmental conservation principles and infringes upon the rights of Native Hawaiians to safeguard their sacred sites. The standoff prompted a global dialogue on indigenous rights, environmental stewardship, and the ethical implications of scientific development on culturally significant lands. The Mauna Kea protests not only spotlight the clash between scientific progress and cultural preservation but also serve as a rallying point for broader discussions on the rights of indigenous communities, environmental justice, and the delicate balance required in advancing scientific endeavors while respecting the sanctity of sacred landscapes. #MaunaKeaProtests #TMTControversy #IndigenousRights #CulturalHeritage #EnvironmentalJustice #SacredLands #KuKiaiMauna #NativeHawaiianActivism #ScientificEthics #GlobalSolidarity #ProtectMaunaKea #AstronomyDebate #CulturalConservation #TMTDialogues #StewardshipandScience #talkdiplomacy #cuet #upsc #css #tmt #maunakea #indigenousrights #humanrights #marginalizedcommunities #ir
#NewBookAlert! Cooling the Tropics: Ice, Indigeneity, and Hawaiian Refreshment connects the social history of ice in Hawaiʻi to larger histories of settler colonialism, race, and the environment. The book is available now from @DukeUniversityPress. #IoFAuthors Go to the link in our bio to hear Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart talk about her research, food sovereignty activism, and transgenerational inspiration—on episode 130 of Imagine Otherwise. Image 1: Book cover for Cooling the Tropics, with a child eating an ice cream cone. Image 2: Image: Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart wearing a black shirt and holding a black cat. Text reads: "I'd like to see a de-occupied Pacific. I'd like to see the dismantling of white supremacy. I'd like to see a world in which our food systems can be self-determined. I think of an otherwise world as a world in which many worlds can fit." —Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart on Imagine Otherwise.
"I'd like to see a de-occupied Pacific. I'd like to see the dismantling of white supremacy. I'd like to see a world in which our food systems can be self-determined. I think of an otherwise world as a world in which many worlds can fit." —Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart on episode 130 of Imagine Otherwise Catch the episode on your favorite podcast player or at the link in our bio. Image: Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart wearing a black shirt and holding a black cat, with above quote #ImagineOtherwise #ImagineOtherwisePodcast #IdeasOnFire #KanakaMaoli #HiileiJuliaKawehipuaakahaopulaniHobart #HiileiHobart #NativeHawaiianActivism #Indigeneity #IndigenousSovereignty #IndigenousFoodSovereignty #IndigenousActivism #Hawaii #FoodStudies #HawaiianStudies #PacificStudies #SocialJusticePodcasts #AcademicPodcasts #AcademicPodcasting #FeministPodcasts #QuerePodcasts #WOCInAcademia #WomenInAcademia #IndigenousScholars #IndigenousStudies #AcademicPodcast #CathyHannabach #ScholarlyResearch #PhDLife #ProfessorLife #Decolonization
"As a Native Hawaiian scholar, I'm constantly reminded that there's a community at home that's going to read this work. I'm also doing this work for my ancestors, thinking about the historical wrongs of occupation and dispossession. That's pretty good motivation to keep going." —Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart on episode 130 of Imagine Otherwise Catch the full interview on your favorite podcast player or at the link in our bio. Image: Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart wearing a black shirt, with the above quote. #ImagineOtherwise #ImagineOtherwisePodcast #IdeasOnFire #KanakaMaoli #HiileiJuliaKawehipuaakahaopulaniHobart #HiileiHobart #NativeHawaiianActivism #Indigeneity #IndigenousSovereignty #IndigenousFoodSovereignty #IndigenousActivism #Hawaii #FoodStudies #HawaiianStudies #PacificStudies #SocialJusticePodcasts #AcademicPodcasts #AcademicPodcasting #FeministPodcasts #QuerePodcasts #WOCInAcademia #WomenInAcademia #IndigenousScholars #IndigenousStudies #AcademicPodcast #CathyHannabach #ScholarlyResearch #PhDLife #ProfessorLife #Decolonization
Episode 130 of Imagine Otherwise is out now! Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Kānaka Maoli food studies scholar Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart. Hi‘ilei’s approach to scholarly and activist inspiration brings the rich histories and futures of Indigenous community building to bear on her daily practices of writing and living during the pandemic. In the interview, Hiʻilei and Cathy chat about using scholarly research to do justice to ancestors and communities, the future of Indigenous food sovereignty activism, and why connecting individual healing practices like gardening to collective movements for decolonization is key to how Hiʻilei imagines otherwise. Listen to the episode on your favorite podcast player or at the link in our bio. Image: Orange and red burst. Text reads: Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart on Transgenerational Inspiration, episode 130 of Imagine Otherwise #ImagineOtherwise #ImagineOtherwisePodcast #IdeasOnFire #KanakaMaoli #HiileiJuliaKawehipuaakahaopulaniHobart #HiileiHobart #NativeHawaiianActivism #Indigeneity #IndigenousSovereignty #IndigenousFoodSovereignty #IndigenousActivism #Hawaii #FoodStudies #HawaiianStudies #PacificStudies #SocialJusticePodcasts #AcademicPodcasts #AcademicPodcasting #FeministPodcasts #QuerePodcasts #WOCInAcademia #WomenInAcademia #IndigenousScholars #IndigenousStudies #AcademicPodcast #CathyHannabach #ScholarlyResearch #PhDLife #ProfessorLife #Decolonization