01-26-2018, 06:38 PM
Just read an interesting article in the Honolulu Civil Beat:
http://www.civilbeat.org/2018/01/should-...ea-summit/
There's a proposal to create some sort of new agency, i.e., The Mauna Kea Management Authority, and a possible negotiation of rents for the observatories. I will remind you that the observatories already pay rent in kind in terms of observing time which costs them millions of dollars a year, most of which goes towards education. I'm not willing to entertain the $1 a year rent argument unless someone can really make a good point.
I'm not against this idea in principle, but if this is feasible, there's a negotiation of rents that currently goes into education and my hope it doesn't end in the hands of a corrupt organization that's only in it for the money. And, let's make sure the new organization is competent before they receive funding from the observatories and have an agreement up-front as to where the rent money goes. If a substantial amount goes to OHA, forget it.
That's my opinion. Any thoughts?
http://www.civilbeat.org/2018/01/should-...ea-summit/
There's a proposal to create some sort of new agency, i.e., The Mauna Kea Management Authority, and a possible negotiation of rents for the observatories. I will remind you that the observatories already pay rent in kind in terms of observing time which costs them millions of dollars a year, most of which goes towards education. I'm not willing to entertain the $1 a year rent argument unless someone can really make a good point.
I'm not against this idea in principle, but if this is feasible, there's a negotiation of rents that currently goes into education and my hope it doesn't end in the hands of a corrupt organization that's only in it for the money. And, let's make sure the new organization is competent before they receive funding from the observatories and have an agreement up-front as to where the rent money goes. If a substantial amount goes to OHA, forget it.
That's my opinion. Any thoughts?