10-14-2015, 07:50 AM
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/news...ce-charges
In a statement, Native Hawaiian Legal Corp. attorney David Kauila Kopper, who represented E. Kalani Flores in his lawsuit challenging the rules, said dropping the charges is the "right thing to do."
:However, it does not make up for the months on Mauna Kea that Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners and the public lost to the state's invalid rule," Kopper said.
Who makes up for the TMT construction crews' lost time?
Better question: who makes up for the loss of staff who couldn't afford to wait around until construction actually starts? Or does TMT pay all their salaries in the interim?
In a statement, Native Hawaiian Legal Corp. attorney David Kauila Kopper, who represented E. Kalani Flores in his lawsuit challenging the rules, said dropping the charges is the "right thing to do."
:However, it does not make up for the months on Mauna Kea that Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners and the public lost to the state's invalid rule," Kopper said.
Who makes up for the TMT construction crews' lost time?
Better question: who makes up for the loss of staff who couldn't afford to wait around until construction actually starts? Or does TMT pay all their salaries in the interim?