H.C.R. NO. 105 - Summary

• Requests the Department of Land and Natural Resources provide additional protections to Mauna Kea summit (6,000 to 13,796 feet elevation) due to environmental and cultural significance to Native Hawaiians.

• Asserts Mauna Kea is sacred to Native Hawaiians as an ancestor, home of gods, place of worship, and the spiritual navel of the island with numerous shrines used for traditional ceremonies.

• Documents the summit's unique endangered species including the Palila bird (only world population resides there), Wēkiu bug, rare plants like the Āhinahina (Silver Sword), and 21 rare lichen and moss species, some endemic only to Mauna Kea.

• Requests prohibition of new development on the summit to prevent adverse impacts to fragile cultural and natural resources and to fulfill the State's constitutional obligation to protect public trust, natural resources, and Native Hawaiian customary and traditional rights.

• Directs certified copies be sent to the Governor, University of Hawaii leadership, Board of Land and Natural Resources, and Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.