FYI: The County extended the TMT permits due to the protest. It was briefly mentioned when the Visitor's Center "quietly reopened":
(*Snipped - More at link)
http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-ne...ly-reopens
Aug 8, 2015 - TMT's grubbing and grading permit was set to expire Aug. 30, but Hawaii County recently agreed to extend it for a year.
As far as the Supreme Court, we shall see. Many await their final decision. For reference:
Full video of Supreme Court Hearing (unedited):
http://oiwi.tv/maunakea/supreme-court-he...w-footage/
The dissertation, "Justice in the Air", by Professor Williamson Chang after the hearing: (*Note: Professor at the UH, School of Law; 37 years tenure)
http://www.civilbeat.com/connections/jus...eme-court/
The Justices were quite candid, and probably already knew the answers to the many questions asked of
all counsel. Should you choose to watch the raw unedited video, please observe the body language of the Justices, and their statements throughout. Quite telling.
We all wait. Patiently. Watch the above, and come to your own conclusion.
JMO.
ETA: Pahoated, TMT will not be "stopped"; worse case, the "conditional permit" will be sent back to BLNR. That would be the problem. This whole damn thing is full of BS, and worse,
political BS. As usual. Me thinks Ige is like Lingle (with Superferry), with less testosterone, and for lack of a better word, balls. [
!] (Sorry...) Oh, and BTW, if the damn State and UH had done
their job, TMT (and all of us) would not be going through this crap. Don't even ask me about freaking OHA (SMFH).
Again, JMO.