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Mauna Kea (/ ˌ m ɔː n ə ˈ k eɪ ə, ˌ m aʊ n ə-/, [6] Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwnə ˈkɛjə]; abbreviation for Mauna a Wākea) [7] is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. [8] Its peak is 4,207.3 m (13,803 ft) above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high point, behind New Guinea, the world's largest tropical island with ...
It has been used within a Hawaiian cultural context for many years." The practice initiates a discipline to remain compassionate and for those involved to use only aloha towards others. [12] Mauna Kea Anaina Hou, is an organization dedicated to the protection of Mauna Kea. The organization views Kapu aloha as "[a] philosophy not just a word ...
Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. sandwicense, the Mauna Kea silversword, [1] is a highly endangered flowering plant endemic to the island of Hawaiʻi (Big Island) of Hawaii. It is the "crown jewel" [2] of the volcanic mountain Mauna Kea, from which it derives its English name. The Hawaiian name is ʻahinahina; it applies to silverswords more ...
The dominating geographic feature in Hāmākua is the volcanic mountain Mauna Kea. The district stretches south through the central plateau to the summit of Mauna Loa . [ 5 ] Hāmākua was one of the six traditional districts of the island in ancient Hawaii (known as moku ). [ 6 ]
Video shows first snowfall of the season in Hawaii Derek Petrowski witnessed the snowfall firsthand earlier in the week, taking a short video to document the appearance of snow on Mauna Kea , the ...
The group Mauna Kea Anaina Hou made several arguments against the development including that Mauna Kea was a sacred mountain to Native Hawaiians where many deities lived and that the cinder cone being proposed was holy in Hawaiian tradition as a burial site for a demi-god.
Originally Hawaiians considered the whole peak region of Mauna Kea, including Lake Waiau, a sacred site, and only priests and chieftains were allowed to access it. Later, after the formation of the Hawaiian kingdom, the peak region was occasionally visited by members of the royal family.
Mauna or Mouna may refer to: Mauna, genus of moths in the family Geometridae; Mauna (silence), silence in Hindu philosophy Maun Vrata, term for a vow of silence in India; Mauna, Käbschütztal, village in Käbschütztal, Germany; A Hawaiian word for mountain, used in the following Hawaiian volcano names: Mauna Loa, on Hawai'i; Mauna Kea, on Hawai'i