Mauna Kea Oral History Appendix - Office of Mauna Kea Management

KM: Yes. You never saw any old Hawaiian sites or anything around that you remember
HK: No. You know, there were probably, but we were not looking for it.
KM: Yes, yes. The marines set up one of their communication bases here.
HK: I guess so. Oh, they’re close to the Parker Ranch pasture.
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KM: I’ll just pull over so you can overlook Ke‘eke‘e like that.
At Ahumoa-Kilohana overlook, discussing various features and events
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Wow! Boy, twenty-four, twenty-five years, I’ve never been in this area [chuckling].
Wow!
But we used freely this marine, military road.
Road.
To go into Pu‘u Këke‘e.
Yes.
We have a gate down here, we never locked it you know.
Yes.
And because it’s used by the military as well as the ranch. The “Tank Road” we called it.
That’s right, Tank Road.
Used to have a Tank Road come up.
Yes. So, the Tank Road actually comes from Kawaihae
Yes, right.
And they come right up
Right up, yes.
Oh. I guess that was some sort of an agreement between Parker and the military.
That’s right.
Hmm.
The military has the right to use all of this.
Yes. They took a lease, so all of this from Pu‘u Ke‘eke‘e down, now is what they want to
buy.
Ahh.
Parker wants to sell.
In addition to all of this
Yes.
I see.
They’re going to take it from Ke‘eke‘e down Ke‘ämoku like that.
All down also, that’s the way. They’re going further down now.
Mauna Kea– “Ka Piko Kaulana o ka ‘Äina”
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A Collection of Oral History Interviews (HiMK67-050606) A:499