07-08-2015, 09:00 PM
Arnotts tours and lodge is probably losing some revenue over these new laws or developments taking place a top maunakea. Is Arnotts the only summit tour offered from the hilo side, or are their others? The hotels on Kona side dominate the summit tours, and most of our local beaches or resourses too for that matter. Car rental companies like Budget must have been making a killing off of the summit tourism as well. If groups of 10 or more are NOT going to be allowed to visit the summit, would that include tourists visiting, or the work teams from the observatories as well? If those in charge have failed the mountain to this point, why keep them or trust them working on creating new rules or laws for the mountains future?
JMO, The side of the TMT project took 7 long years to get all their permits legally in place to begin construction( good job). TMT knew for at least that long (7 years)that they were eventually going to have to deal or see the local (protectors) over this issue. Time is needed by these protectors, in hopes to bring some of maunakea's original look or environment back. The Hawaiians may need time(7 years)to practice and promote their hopefully(UNDISTURBED)Hawaiian culture atop maunakea again. Maybe then the two sides could work together with common interests, priorities, respect, and Aloha.
Saddle road has changed more than its name in the past decade. While I am not sure who initially paid for the new road between our mountains( county tax payers,state, government, or summit touring rentals and resorts)? One million new tourists every year are expected to visit the maunakea summit area once the TMT project is complete. The Up keep or up grading costs to this saddle road and the Maunakea road over the years is going to be paid by who, (TMT, keck, resorts, car rentals)? Maybe its already factored into the added 18% resort tax fee, or the many kama'aina special rates?
P.S. I would like my own summit car rental business, or a summit tour business leaving from Puna? Arnotts or Budget could use the compitition on this side, especially with the extra cruise ships and air traffic coming into hilo these days. I am looking for investors immediately, maybe we can be in business before the road is reopened or unblocked? That is unless they do what is right, and put a very large KAPU sign for everyone at the top of maunakea?
JMO, The side of the TMT project took 7 long years to get all their permits legally in place to begin construction( good job). TMT knew for at least that long (7 years)that they were eventually going to have to deal or see the local (protectors) over this issue. Time is needed by these protectors, in hopes to bring some of maunakea's original look or environment back. The Hawaiians may need time(7 years)to practice and promote their hopefully(UNDISTURBED)Hawaiian culture atop maunakea again. Maybe then the two sides could work together with common interests, priorities, respect, and Aloha.
Saddle road has changed more than its name in the past decade. While I am not sure who initially paid for the new road between our mountains( county tax payers,state, government, or summit touring rentals and resorts)? One million new tourists every year are expected to visit the maunakea summit area once the TMT project is complete. The Up keep or up grading costs to this saddle road and the Maunakea road over the years is going to be paid by who, (TMT, keck, resorts, car rentals)? Maybe its already factored into the added 18% resort tax fee, or the many kama'aina special rates?
P.S. I would like my own summit car rental business, or a summit tour business leaving from Puna? Arnotts or Budget could use the compitition on this side, especially with the extra cruise ships and air traffic coming into hilo these days. I am looking for investors immediately, maybe we can be in business before the road is reopened or unblocked? That is unless they do what is right, and put a very large KAPU sign for everyone at the top of maunakea?