Mount Mauna Kea
In every community, mountains are very important. Looking at its significance, the mountains in the world cover almost more than 27% of the surface of the earth. They also support more than 20% of the world population in food, water, and habitat as well as making merry on the same beautiful lands. In Hawaii, Mount Mauna Kea is a very important mountain. Mauna Kea has more than 4000 years of age and when it last erupted but still holding on to its heat but never erupts again (Baker, 2016). The mountains are depended on since they provide water, timber for the community, energy, maintenance of the biodiversity, recreational opportunities and a way to renew spiritually. Mountains are regarded as the water towers of the world and this helps humanity to thrive in many ways.
Mauna Kea is a mountain that connects the society with the ancestors and helps the society move forward in regards to being safe and happy always. Mauna Kea is also termed as the highest mountain in the Polynesian parts of the world. Mount Mauna Kea is coated in a white snow that gives hope to the community. The visitors who visit this place always feel connected to some outside world regardless of what initially brought them to that part of the world. The beauty beneath and the island on it creates a place where one would never miss just spend some time (Baker, 2016). Much of the Mauna Kea is covered by water meaning it is under the water and still stands as a beauty in the famous Hawaiian world. There are myths surrounding the peaks of the mountain. Previously there was an ancient law which allowed only the high ranking individuals and specifically the ali’I to visit this peak. The communities beneath the mountains experience the beauty and get the inspiration on every bit about life. From above the mountain seems so secretive and in the same time very sensational covered with snow and a heavy cloud signifying hope to the community and the world in general. If one could only look when the sun is setting or when it is rising, this is the most attractive scenes that one cannot afford to miss.
The blue shadows surrounding the mountain give hope and inspiration to many. When one takes that long flight to the peak of the mountain, you cannot afford to miss this attractive feeling of being uplifted to higher levels of life and the encouragement about life hardships are take away over these mountains (Baker, 2016). Many generations which have been buried underneath these islands creates a way in which the communities involved communicate with their ancestors. Observing of the cultures is mainly attributed to his beautiful sceneries which display the recognition of what really is the meaning of these great peaks of the mountain. When the sun rises, mount Mauna Kea is the first part of these lands to receive the rays and also the last in the evening to get the rays (Baker, 2016). With this, it is the protector of the Hawaiian communities and mostly those who leave close and just by the shores of this mountain of hope. Every time a person visits these sites they leave a gift and this gift to the communities and those who really know the meaning is a way of saying thank you to the ancestors for allowing them to be there at that particular time.
From all over the world, the summits at Mauna Kea has attracted most astronomers to come and build their telescopes at this beautiful sceneries. The mountain offers the best services in the astronomer’s world and creates a different perspective on the world in general. Engaging all parts of the world, Mount Mauna Kea is the best and people have dedicated their best to this great mountain. It is the most converged type of mountain in the Polynesian part by the astronomers (Nordstrom, 2006). The mountain according to the preservers of this mountain is not owned by anybody but is owned by the gods in the sky. They believe that the islands are the children or the eldest child and Mauna Kea is the greatest.
All the waters that surround this great mountain are pure and in general life-giving. They present a culture of the community where one can comfortably communicate with the gods and the ancestors at all times. Looking back, there is no place greater than the Mauna Kea. During the ice ages, Mauna Kea is the part on which glaciers formed repeatedly without missing. The waterfalls experienced are as a result of the mountain captivity which supplies the Hawaiians with everything they need for food, water, and beauty. At least more than 11 species of the birds have found refuge under the mountain and they have found a way to adapt to the extreme colds of these conditions (Nordstrom, 2006). The deserts can be termed as barren but it is only an illusion that people have. With the waters available, this can definitely not be termed as a barren land. Millions travel to this land to just enjoy the scenes. Destruction has taken the better part of the mountain and if not well taken care of the great Mauna Kea will remain just a word.
References
Baker, M. T. (2016). Hawaiian Issues in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015.
Nordstrom, G. (2006). Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege (review). The Contemporary Pacific, 18(1), 207-210.
Oiwi TV, (2011). Mauna Kea – Temple Under Siege. Retrieved from: http://oiwi.tv/oiwitv/mauna-kea-temple-under-siege/
