The mission of the First Light Bookstore, as part of the Maunakea Visitor Information Station, is to support visitors to the Mauna in developing an awareness of the cultural, environmental and scientific significance of Maunakea.
The Hawaiian deity Poli’ahu draped in her snowy mantle and adorned in wreaths of silvery, snow-white blossoms. Poli’ahu’s ‘kinolau’ (physical manifestations) are the snows of Maunakea, Maunaloa, Hualalai, and Haleakala
