Mauna Kea Education and Awareness (MKEA) was created in April, 2015 by concerned and committed community members in Waimea, predominantly Native Hawaiian and all women who recognized the immediate and urgent need for all communities to have a deeper knowledge of Mauna a Wākea, also known as Mauna Kea. The organization began in response to the proposed building of an eighteen story Thirty Meter Telescope on the upper slopes of a mountain the native Hawaiians view as sacred, as the water source for the island and landscape utilized by practitioners to maintain and sustain the life ways of their ancestors.
Our mission is to educate and raise the awareness of communities in Hawai’i and beyond on the spiritual, historical, cultural, environmental, and political significance of Mauna Kea and provide cultural learning opportunities to everyone from keiki to kupuna, residents, visitors, and others concerned about native and cultural rights and responsibilities in order to create a platform for the protection of sacred places and for social justice and positive change.
our STORY
Mauna Kea Education and Awareness (MKEA) is an organization sponsored by Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples, Inc.
KŪKULU ALBUM
Mauna Kea Education and Awareness presents this first promo release for KŪKULU - A Tribute to the Pillars of Mauna a Wakea compilation album of prayers, chants, spoken word and songs for Mauna Kea to acknowledge, recognize and honor protectors from Hawai'i and around the world.
For your consideration…
We are honored to have a composition on the NĀ HŌKŪ HANOHANO Preliminary Ballot. We are inviting all HARA members to vote for ALA HULU KUPUNA* for SONG OF THE YEAR sung by Hāwane Rios, Lorna Lim and Wehilei Lim-Ryder from our KŪKULU Compilation CD, A Tribute to the Pillars of Mauna a Wākea. This composition was inspired by the many beautiful kāhili gifted to the kūpuna on the Ala and the kāhili of different flowers that the Mauna holds in her hands everyday.
*Voters, please note that our song is misnamed as Kūkulu, so a vote for Kūkulu is a vote for Ala Hulu Kūpuna!
STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS
Follow the journey of Native Hawaiian mother-daughter activists standing to protect our sacred mountain Mauna Kea from the building of the Thirty Meter Telescope in the feature film, Standing Above the Clouds. Find out where you can see a screening next or request your own at the link below.
PROJECTS
KŪKULU EXHIBITION
Kūkulu serves as a platform to teach, to share and to inspire the community to stand as pillars for this sacred mountain through visual arts, workshops, presentations, events, and gatherings.
ALL PROJECTS
Learn about and participate in daily actions to support the Mauna Kea movement. Participate in our weekly MaunA Kea Wear Wednesdays until Mauna Kea is protected.
VIDEOS
View mele, documentaries and short films about Mauna Kea by clicking on the link below.
MAUNA MANAʻO
Featured
RESOURCES
EDUCATIONal MATERIALS
Access lesson plans and teachings from “Standing Above the Clouds” including oli, mele, hula.
NEWS
View featured news articles from the movement from 2019 till the present.
Mele, Pule, & Oli
Continue to practice and learn all of the chants, prayers and hula from protocol at the Ala Hulu.
SUPPOrT
We canʻt do it without you.
take action
Ways to help Mauna Kea right now:
Tell the National Science Foundation Board not to fund construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea!
1. Share your testimony that you oppose the construction of the TMT on Mauna Kea by clicking TAKE ACTION below.
2. Sign and share the petition on Change.org to get us to 500,000 signatures by clicking STAND WITH MKEA below.
stay updated
Follow our social media dedicated to providing actions, ideas and ways you can support the protection of Mauna Kea.
