05-03-2015, 05:10 AM
FYI: New York Times Article
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On Thursday the trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, a state agency charged with improving the well-being of Native Hawaiians, voted to rescind their 2009 vote of support for the telescope. Now they are officially noncommittal.
Mr. Ige, who has been far too withdrawn in this confrontation, needs to step up. If he thinks the telescope is an important asset that promises great benefits to Hawaii’s residents and economy, not to mention to science and humanity at large, he should say so. If he thinks more needs to be done to protect the environment and native interests, he should say what that is and make it happen. His mild news releases urging more dialogue are not enough.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/opinio....html?_r=2
Very well written article. OHA will have to decide how to proceed in the coming days/weeks. At least the NY Times called out Gov. Ige. The protestors will not back down, and given the national and international attention, they have more support than some think.
Another perspective, which is well written:
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SCIENCE NEEDS A NEW RITUAL
And yes, astronomy has its evils, and as with Mauna Kea, they are often connected to mistreatment of native peoples.
http://tinyurl.com/l5fdrtw
Too bad the ridicule that continues lends for foggy lens of the issue(s) at hand. Too bad politics enables manipulation. Too bad there is no respect for each other, as humans, not just kanaka maoli and ka po'e haole. Especially here in PW these days. Very sad state of affairs.
JMO.
P.S. The few prickly people here that frequent Kalapana (one in particular), and call my younger cousin, Sam, "Uncle", should spend more time with him and our ohana. Perhaps the "aloha" will rub off, and lend for better understanding of our kanaka maoli position. More important, how to communicate with "aloha". KAPU ALOHA.
ALOHA AINA.
ALOHA KEKAHI I KEKAHI.
(*Snipped - More at link)
On Thursday the trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, a state agency charged with improving the well-being of Native Hawaiians, voted to rescind their 2009 vote of support for the telescope. Now they are officially noncommittal.
Mr. Ige, who has been far too withdrawn in this confrontation, needs to step up. If he thinks the telescope is an important asset that promises great benefits to Hawaii’s residents and economy, not to mention to science and humanity at large, he should say so. If he thinks more needs to be done to protect the environment and native interests, he should say what that is and make it happen. His mild news releases urging more dialogue are not enough.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/opinio....html?_r=2
Very well written article. OHA will have to decide how to proceed in the coming days/weeks. At least the NY Times called out Gov. Ige. The protestors will not back down, and given the national and international attention, they have more support than some think.
Another perspective, which is well written:
(*Snipped - More at link)
SCIENCE NEEDS A NEW RITUAL
And yes, astronomy has its evils, and as with Mauna Kea, they are often connected to mistreatment of native peoples.
http://tinyurl.com/l5fdrtw
Too bad the ridicule that continues lends for foggy lens of the issue(s) at hand. Too bad politics enables manipulation. Too bad there is no respect for each other, as humans, not just kanaka maoli and ka po'e haole. Especially here in PW these days. Very sad state of affairs.
JMO.
P.S. The few prickly people here that frequent Kalapana (one in particular), and call my younger cousin, Sam, "Uncle", should spend more time with him and our ohana. Perhaps the "aloha" will rub off, and lend for better understanding of our kanaka maoli position. More important, how to communicate with "aloha". KAPU ALOHA.
ALOHA AINA.
ALOHA KEKAHI I KEKAHI.