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The Mauna Kea hui filed suit against the Board of Land and Natural Resources AGAIN for failing to protect the natural and cultural resources of sacred Mauna Kea. This time the Land Board denied the hui's request for a contested case hearing on the management plan it approved for the summit last Spring, claiming only those with private property on the summit can challenge their decisions."The Board's decision undermines the basic right everyone in Hawaii has to stand up for their environment, their culture, and their religion," said Kealoha Pisciotta, President of Mauna Kea Anaina Hou. "Despite extensive evidence on the record of our cultural, spiritual, environmental and recreational connections to Mauna Kea, the Board is now claiming we suddenly have no right to ensure it is protected from bulldozers."Though the law requires the management plan to be comprehensive, it fails to adequately protect the conservation district on the summit.http://kahea.org