Mauna Kea Oral History Appendix - Office of Mauna Kea Management

KM: Okay.
HE: But there wasn’t anything there. Dr. Powers just said, “Don’t let them poke a hole in the
bottom of that lake.” [chuckles]
KM: Yes. Okay, here’s Lake Waiau.
HE: Yes.
KM: So Pu‘u Waiau.
HE: Yes.
KM: Now you mentioned, you said you thought that there was another lake
HE: Yes, right over here [pointing to location on map].
KM: So just on the south side of Pu‘u Poli‘ahu
HE: Yes.
KM: So near the base
HE: Yes. And you know, it really worries me. But it was huge, and after a rain.
KM: So an area where water stood
Saw “Lake Goodrich” and Lake Waiau:
HE: I think it had rained recently. And I was worried about it, because sometimes you see
things and they say, “don’t tell anybody.”
KM: Uh-hmm. And you said “Lake Goodrich.”
HE: Al Woodcock told me, “That’s Lake Goodrich.”
KM: Yes, the missionary who visited the summit in 1823.
HE: Yes. I don’t know if Al is still living, he’d be about as old as Walter.
KM: Hmm…
HE: But that’s about all I can think of.
KM: Wonderful! …Now you’ve shared your own thoughts, that it is important to take care of
Mauna Kea, you’ve shared that sentiment.
HE: Yes, yes.
KM: What’s interesting is, the pilikia that we are in today, is a result, and you’ve mentioned it
several times, the University and the State didn’t comply with what they said they were
going to do back then.
HE: They didn’t, and they still don’t seem to be quite. Oh, Kealanahele, Edward.
KM: Yes, Reverend Kealanahele. Since you mentioned a reverend, do you recall, when they
were doing the ground breaking up at Pu‘u Poli‘ahu, did they have a reverend up there
HE: Well, I’m sure they did, because Edward Kealanahele said… Well, he wasn’t a preacher
then. I think he was working for Hawaiian Airlines. I don’t know, but it was in that same
period, 1963 about, or 1964. It is a matter of public record, but I don’t have it.
KM: Yes. I really appreciate this, thank you so much.
HE: Thank you…
HE/KM: [discuss papers loaned by Mr. Ellis for copying] [end of interview]
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