F2 - ATST

Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i Job Code: HALEA 2 Scoping Meetings and Section 106 TestimonyAgency/IndividualSummary of View and Cultural ConcernsNoActionMitigationSuggestionsForATSTNotStatedMitigationCommentsSpeakerclosely and had questions about the details of those sites.AudienceSpeakerThe speaker asks, “How were the cultural uses and resources assessed in yourdetermination for selection of the six sites?” The concern of the audience speaker isthat the same emphasis that was placed on the scientific feasibility of the Haleakalāwas not placed on the cultural resources of Haleakalā. Mr. Wagner mentions a reportthat was written that addresses the cultural aspects of Haleakalā, a site evaluationreport, a report that Mr. Jeff Barr prepared in which he stated that the spiritualsignificance of the mountain would be an issue during the public review. According tothis speaker, who had actually had a chance to review this particular report, the reportstated, “...the entire Haleakalā mountain is rich in traditional and spiritual significanceto the indigenous Hawaiian culture” and also, “The presence of observatories on thesummit is considered a desecration by some.” This discussion goes on to explain thatthose making the decision to use Halakalā knew the cultural issues since 2003. Thediscussion then goes on to discuss concerns about sound levels in the areassurrounding the two ahu.None X NoneAudienceSpeakerThis speaker states, “You’re trying to sell us a monstrosity….You're trying to turn anegative into a positive. You can feel the energy. I mean, you can really feel theenergy. It's not positive.”XNoneNoneAudienceSpeakerThe speaker calls attention to the state of the meeting, pointing out that people aregetting impatient and leaving the meeting. The speaker says, “[p]eople came out here -- People are leaving now. What's your purpose here? To listen or no listen or to listento yourself talk? You should know already what the feeling is. Let's get on with theprogram. Listen to the people.”XNoneNoneAudienceSpeakerA person in the audience gives what seems to be an emotional testimony about seeinghis tutu crying.None X NoneAudienceSpeaker“Good science. Wrong place” “…We are not under US law. We are an independentnation. We have never relinquished our nationhood. There is someone sitting in ourseat of government. His name is Sam. We would like to ask him to leave so that wecan fill our own seat with our own people.”XNoneNoneAudienceSpeaker“…we are real people with a real memory. It will not be erased. We will not standhere and act as if that mountain is not important to our people, because it is. And nomatter what kind of projects they propose, it's important to us. We are people.”None X NoneAPPENDIX F (2): Supplemental Cultural Impact Assessment For the Proposed AdvancedTechnology Solar Telescope (ATST) at Haleakalā High Altitude ObservatoriesTMK (2) 2-2-07:00856