03-25-2015, 06:46 AM
Something like 70% of the East Hawaii economy is government funded. County, State, Federal, military, etc. Very little of the total is for astronomy. Try driving Highway 130 on a Monday afternoon when it's a work day. Now try driving it on a Monday holiday, when all of those government employees have the day off. There's no one on the road. You can hit the merge at 55 mph, because there's nobody to merge with.
If you want to complain about government funding, astronomy is way down the list.
Haleakala ... rarely needs road maintenance. MK does.
TomK - You're right about the roads. Haleakala is a national park, so the observatories at the summit only need to maintain their driveways at the end of the public highway.
If you want to complain about government funding, astronomy is way down the list.
Haleakala ... rarely needs road maintenance. MK does.
TomK - You're right about the roads. Haleakala is a national park, so the observatories at the summit only need to maintain their driveways at the end of the public highway.
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