02-11-2020, 08:56 AM
Snatching defeat from the misguided definition of victory:
A panel of Hawaii lawmakers on Monday passed a resolution calling for the governor to convene a Native Hawaiian reconciliation commission, a step that comes after protests blocking the construction of one of the world’s largest telescopes.
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The goal is to “foster more dialogue, to bring a sense of opportunity for people to talk and maybe address some of the past wrongs,” Yamane said after his committee passed the measure.
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Ilima Long, a leader of the movement blocking the telescope and a University of Hawaii graduate student in political science, testified to lawmakers that the measure’s origins “had pro-TMT all over it.”
“It’s totally flawed already.
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/02/11...-protests/
A panel of Hawaii lawmakers on Monday passed a resolution calling for the governor to convene a Native Hawaiian reconciliation commission, a step that comes after protests blocking the construction of one of the world’s largest telescopes.
...
The goal is to “foster more dialogue, to bring a sense of opportunity for people to talk and maybe address some of the past wrongs,” Yamane said after his committee passed the measure.
...
Ilima Long, a leader of the movement blocking the telescope and a University of Hawaii graduate student in political science, testified to lawmakers that the measure’s origins “had pro-TMT all over it.”
“It’s totally flawed already.
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/02/11...-protests/
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