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    The author argues against building the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Mauna Kea is a sacred site for Native Hawaiians and they believe building TMT would desecrate the land. The author also argues that Mauna Kea is important for Hawaii's water supply and the money would be better spent elsewhere, such as on food and water. While supporters say the telescope park will not harm the environment or water, the author believes any contamination could affect their aquifers. The old telescopes on the mountain should be renewed instead of building a new, expensive one.

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    The author argues against building the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Mauna Kea is a sacred site for Native Hawaiians and they believe building TMT would desecrate the land. The author also argues that Mauna Kea is important for Hawaii's water supply and the money would be better spent elsewhere, such as on food and water. While supporters say the telescope park will not harm the environment or water, the author believes any contamination could affect their aquifers. The old telescopes on the mountain should be renewed instead of building a new, expensive one.

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    The author argues against building the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Mauna Kea is a sacred site for Native Hawaiians and they believe building TMT would desecrate the land. The author also argues that Mauna Kea is important for Hawaii's water supply and the money would be better spent elsewhere, such as on food and water. While supporters say the telescope park will not harm the environment or water, the author believes any contamination could affect their aquifers. The old telescopes on the mountain should be renewed instead of building a new, expensive one.

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    !!

    NO TMT

    By: Rosanna Bejang

    !!

    Introduction/Claims
    I am not in support of TMT because Mauna
    Kea is a sacred land to other people. We need
    Mauna Kea to survive and why not renew the
    old ones because the TMT cost too much?

    3 Arguments
    Mauna Kea is a sacred land to other people because Native Hawaiians
    believe it is.
    There should be no TMT because our mountain is one way to survive.
    TMT shouldnt be happening because it cost too much and why not renew
    the old ones?

    3 Pieces of Evidence

    Native Hawaiians believe that supernatural forces fill the realm-sea,sky, and earth. Mauna Kea
    is the birthplace of humanity, where Heaven and Earth meet. In addition, its known as the burial
    grounds of many of the most revered members of the Hawaiian Pantheon. (www.Pluralism.org,
    2015)

    Opponents of TMT also raise concern over the watershed. If you live on Hawaii you need to be
    familiar with where your water comes from, said Mangauil. (www.bigislandvideonews.com)

    The TMT is $1.4 billion. We already have telescopes to help us.(www.hawaiibusiness.com) The
    old telescopes would help us look into space. (www.pbslearningmedia.org)

    3 Explanations

    The burials up there are the burials of the highest-born people, the
    sacred ancestors, says Kealoha Pisciotta, a Native Hawaiian who is active
    in the fight to preserve Mauna Kea.

    This mountain is one of the main sources that feed our aquifers.
    You could waste the money on something else that is important.

    Counter-claims
    Billy Kenoi, the Mayor of Hawaii, says it is entirely appropriate that sacred
    science should occur in a sacred place.
    Comprehensive research by expert hydrologists confirms that TMT and the
    existing 13 telescopes pose no such danger.
    Scientist built the TMT to look farther toward space to get more and new
    information.

    Rebuttals
    I am against Billy Kenoi because this will hurt the hawaiians culture. Native
    Hawaiians are against because the structure desecrate sacred land.
    Any contaminant on the mountain will go directly into our aquifers. It is one
    of the reasons that the summit realm has been kapu in ancient Hawaiian
    traditions.
    The money should be on food, water, and peoples that needs it. We dont
    need a new telescopes because we already have enough information on
    space from the old telescopes.

    Conclusion
    I am against TMT because Mauna Kea is a
    sacred land to others and it is bad to destroy
    other people's culture. We will also need
    Mauna Kea for water. And the money should be
    use on something important and why not renew
    or upgrade the old telescopes?

    Reference Page

    The Pluralism Project at Harvard University. 2003. 14 May. 2015, http://pluralism.org/


    Big Island Video News - Serving Hawaii County. 2008. 14 May. 2015 ,http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/
    Hawaii Business Magazine | Locally Owned, Locally ... 14 May. 2015, http://www.hawaiibusiness.com/
    PBS Science and Technology TeacherSource. 2007. 14 May. 2015, http://www.pbs.org/teachers/sciencetech/
    Mauna Kea Astronomy Jobs. 2011. 14 May. 2015, http://www.maunakeaastronomyjobs.org/
    Maunakea and TMT - The Facts About TMT On Maunakea 2015. 14 May. 2015, http://www.maunakeaandtmt.org/

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