My encounters with the Hawaiian spirits atop Mauna Kea indicate that there is another universe that is not understood by modern science.

Aloha Hawaii, goodbye snow.

When I was hired from Europe to work atop Mauna Kea, I had no idea how sacred the mountain was to the Hawaiians. Today, I am ashamed that I worked at the Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO).

One of the nice features of working the astronomy night shift atop Mauna Kea was that I would get to watch the beautiful Hawaiian sunset daily. I was later to realize that watching sunsets at 13,796 feet was undesirable for the biological health of sea level adapted humans.

Over time, wonder replaced fear of the Hawaiian visions.

Hello Mauna Kea, aloha Hawaiian spirits.

In 1967 astronomy declared war on the sacred Hawaiian mountain of Mauna Kea.

I was driving down alone from the summit of Mauna Kea to Hale Pohaku. Out of the dark appeared a beautiful Hawaiian princess on a horse in the middle of the road. I hit the brakes hard as I thought I was going to hit her. We spent some time looking at each other and I was wondering why she was there. I looked away, looked back and she was gone. Many years later I discovered that her name was Poli’ahu, the snow goddess of Mauna Kea, and I now understand why she contacted me.

The unique Hawaiian culture needs to be preserved and protected.