05-28-2015, 04:07 PM
Aaron: Plans are great! Implementing them is a different story, and key to success. Promises made must be kept.
The quandary we find ourselves in, is described within the documents you provide. This includes conditions to fulfill the obligation to "the plan" (Check out the State Auditor reports).
FYI:
(*Snipped as it applies - More at link; Incl. video)
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/29185...telescopes
Osorio says a failure by DLNR to properly monitor what UH was doing has contributed to Mauna Kea being treated not as conservation land, but rather as an industrial site.
"Because the telescope industry basically was able to see Mauna Kea and to exploit Mauna Kea as though it was its own property, we are now at a place where there is a complete impasse. I'm not saying if this had been handled differently this thing would've been built without all this pilikia (problem) but I am saying that it is impossible now that this can be built without confrontation and that is the fault of the state of Hawai'i. It is not the fault of the protectors of the mountain. It is not the fault of the environmental lobbyists. It is not the fault of the people who have been voicing these objections and have been basically disregarded all of these years," said Osorio.
The UH via/and the State, are responsible for oversight, and adhering to the regulations set forth on Conservation land. Not to mention, the lease agreement conditions.
As an aside, this is still about much more than TMT. (Also mentioned in the article/report above, and elsewhere)
JMO.
The quandary we find ourselves in, is described within the documents you provide. This includes conditions to fulfill the obligation to "the plan" (Check out the State Auditor reports).
FYI:
(*Snipped as it applies - More at link; Incl. video)
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/29185...telescopes
Osorio says a failure by DLNR to properly monitor what UH was doing has contributed to Mauna Kea being treated not as conservation land, but rather as an industrial site.
"Because the telescope industry basically was able to see Mauna Kea and to exploit Mauna Kea as though it was its own property, we are now at a place where there is a complete impasse. I'm not saying if this had been handled differently this thing would've been built without all this pilikia (problem) but I am saying that it is impossible now that this can be built without confrontation and that is the fault of the state of Hawai'i. It is not the fault of the protectors of the mountain. It is not the fault of the environmental lobbyists. It is not the fault of the people who have been voicing these objections and have been basically disregarded all of these years," said Osorio.
The UH via/and the State, are responsible for oversight, and adhering to the regulations set forth on Conservation land. Not to mention, the lease agreement conditions.
As an aside, this is still about much more than TMT. (Also mentioned in the article/report above, and elsewhere)
JMO.