![]() That's now changing with a new state law saying Mauna Kea must be protected for future generations and that science must be balanced with culture and the environment. For over 50 years, telescopes have dominated the summit of Mauna Kea, a place sacred to Native Hawaiians and one of the best places in the world to study the night sky. Audrey McAvoy Show More Show Lessģ of8 4 of8 FILE - Native Hawaiian activists pray at the base of Hawaii's Mauna Kea, in the background on July 14, 2019. Telescopes and the needs of astronomers have dominated the summit of Mauna Kea for 50 years but that's changing with a new state law saying the mountain sacred to Native Hawaiians must be protected for future generations and that science must be balanced with culture and the environment. Laura Acasio pose for photos at the end of the 2022 legislative session at the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu on May 4, 2022. ![]() Donna Mercado Kim, activist Noe Noe Wong-Wilson, state Sen. Caleb Jones/AP Show More Show Less 2 of8 From left state Sen. 1 of8 FILE - The sun sets behind telescopes on July 14, 2019, at the summit of the Big Island's Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
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