“We are standing against the telescopes, standing against the desecration of a sacred site,” Sesame Shim, a Pukalani resident and protester, said Tuesday night by telephone.

Ok, I will bite.  Just how is Haleakala being desecreted by the building of this telescope and what exactly is a sacred site?  Can anyone be specific?

Doesn't Haleakala translate into the house of the sun or something similar?  what better place to place a telescope to study the Sun?