Mauna Kea Emergency Rule Frequently Asked Questions Released – Governor Ige Signs Rules Today

Mauna Kea Emergency Rule Frequently Asked Questions Released – Governor Ige Signs Rules Today

Posted on Jul 14, 2015

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
News Release

DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR
SUZANNE D. CASE
CHAIRPERSON

For Immediate News Release July 14, 2015 

MAUNA KEA EMERGENCY RULE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS RELEASED
Governor Ige Signs Rules Today

(HONOLULU) – The Mauna Kea emergency rule, restricting nighttime activity and camping on the mountain for the next 120 days was signed today by Governor David Ige. The rule,

approved last Friday by the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR), restricts presence on the Mauna Kea Observatory Access Road between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) has created a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding the emergency rule.  These FAQs are posted on various DLNR websites, social media sites, and will be available in a pocket guide for anyone wishing to visit Mauna Kea during the next four months.

 

Mauna Kea FAQs <- click to view

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