09/17/15 – Statement From DLNR Regarding Understanding With Mauna Kea Protesters
Posted on Sep 18, 2015 in News Releases, State ParksDEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
News Release
DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR |
SUZANNE D. CASE
CHAIRPERSON |
For Immediate News Release September 17, 2015
STATEMENT FROM DLNR
REGARDING UNDERSTANDING WITH MAUNA KEA PROTESTERS
The Dept. of Land and Natural Resources reached an understanding with protesters on Mauna Kea to remove a large tent across from the Mauna Kea Visitors Center. Yesterday officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) posted the tent as an illegal structure. Today in discussions with DLNR leadership, a protest leader agreed to remove the tent and to “lighten their presence” on the mountain. DOCARE officers will continue to monitor for the removal of illegal structures on the mountain.
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