The construction of telescopes on its summit has been permitted for the last few decades for economic reasons, but many believe that siting the telescopes here was a sacrilegious act that destroyed the mountain's divine tranquility.
夏威夷原住民相信，毛納基峰山頂，是祖先和神靈的棲身之所，神聖不可侵犯。過去幾十年雖然為了經濟因素，開放山頂設置天文望遠鏡，但一直都有人認為這種作法褻瀆神靈，破壞了聖山的神秘寧靜。