TMT Work to Resume Says Ige!

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Aaron thanks for the clarification. Read somewhere that some of that NSF funding was spent on the planning and technology side in constructing this project? This process of ignoring or side stepping the many environmental concerns hasn't worked out to well in the past. Where is former governor Linda Lingles Super Ferry now?
The NASA EIS report from 2006 for the outrigger project would be interesting reading material. The TMT EIS report keeps eluding to having little to no effect on the summit of Maunakea, the word mitigate is confusing and a bit misleading. The TMT's often mentioned findings, assessment's, and statements claim the many previously built telescopes have done enough environmental damage to the summit of maunakea. That now Adding the TMT will not make anymore of a difference, in fact the past damage caused will be lessened( mitigated) by building this TMT?

Most of the data provided regarding the TMT's environmental impacts to Maunakea never seem to mention or include the up to 1,000,000 more visitors many possible impacts?( Example) Yes, dust will increase with the construction work. Yes, dust will increase with the added doubling of observatory employees to the summit, that will come with the operations of the TMT. Shouldn't the added tourism or visitor impacts be considered when trying to predict environmental impacts to the summit?

As for the keiki questions from prior posts? The strings attached program ( promised education for allowed desacration) is somewhat disrespectful, jmo. Keiki can wear TMT made shirts, button's, and wave signs to help promote the TMT important EIS project. Then They should also be able to walk, pray, or stand on their Mountain anytime they want, protesting or expressing their displeasure of the continued development and desecration atop Maunakea is also their right. These new restrictions or laws to have them removed or arrested is not pono in my opinion.