07-24-2015, 05:28 AM
Nothing really new here or unexpected by the observatory community? This current situation and protest atop maunakea is very similar to the Mt Graham situation for the last 30 years. Instead of red squirrels, apache culture and much more needing protection, we have the flightless wekiu bug, Hawaiian culture, and much more at stake. On the N.A mountain(mt Graham) a woman chained herself to a 35 foot homemade tripod as a way to show her disproval of this telescope project. Here on Maunakea we have families arresting families and one man completely undressed himself over this project.
Unfortunately we have a standoff here on our mountain of peace and calm. It looks like this situation is going as planned and expected by the now professional oppressors? JMO here, Our warriors standing guard of further desecration of maunakea could and should learn a lot from the war on the Indians culture atop Mt Graham. They (the apache) have been somewhat successful stalling the building of the largest scope, which in turn they hope will bring down the smaller and soon to be out dated telescopes.
The division caused to the people of these islands is starting now over this TMT project, what things could be done by both sides of this standoff to help with the dividing of the people? Could the TMT officials look into other possible sites atop Maunakea, or preferably elsewhere in the world? Could the protesters stop gathering in numbers uncontrollable by police or governor? Really common ground and trust need to reform quickly before we possible have a decade or two with plenty of unneeded racial and economical animosity replacing some of the islands remaining 10% of native peoples Aloha, Jmo.
P.S. New job market? Maunakea rangers and added security are now future jobs for our top graduating seniors, if not qualified by name or blood to be police or county employees of course. I predict maunakea Rangers will be granted more police duties and benefits like new 4-wheel drive trucks and high powered stun guns to control the Hawaiian activists by years end?
Unfortunately we have a standoff here on our mountain of peace and calm. It looks like this situation is going as planned and expected by the now professional oppressors? JMO here, Our warriors standing guard of further desecration of maunakea could and should learn a lot from the war on the Indians culture atop Mt Graham. They (the apache) have been somewhat successful stalling the building of the largest scope, which in turn they hope will bring down the smaller and soon to be out dated telescopes.
The division caused to the people of these islands is starting now over this TMT project, what things could be done by both sides of this standoff to help with the dividing of the people? Could the TMT officials look into other possible sites atop Maunakea, or preferably elsewhere in the world? Could the protesters stop gathering in numbers uncontrollable by police or governor? Really common ground and trust need to reform quickly before we possible have a decade or two with plenty of unneeded racial and economical animosity replacing some of the islands remaining 10% of native peoples Aloha, Jmo.
P.S. New job market? Maunakea rangers and added security are now future jobs for our top graduating seniors, if not qualified by name or blood to be police or county employees of course. I predict maunakea Rangers will be granted more police duties and benefits like new 4-wheel drive trucks and high powered stun guns to control the Hawaiian activists by years end?