06-23-2016, 03:37 PM
Of interest, perhaps, in fairness, "Insights on PBS Hawaii", hosts Richard Ha, Paul Coleman, John Osorio, and Kealoha Pisciotta on the topic of "Should TMT Be Built". Good information, and debate/discussion.
(Old tape from last year, but still pertinent):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMKgNSb1cE0
They also address, right up front, OHA "recinding support" of the TMT (not going so far as to say "against"; semantics). What does OHA say today, given the current status of the Contested Case Hearing (#2)? Waiting for a reply to my written inquiry, and will advise when/if a response is received. OHA has a vested interest in this project, they represent all Hawaiian beneficiaries, and needs to be transparent about their position. Fiduciary responsibilities, and all that...SMH.
At least it's an election year, and if more Hawaiians would vote, their voices will be heard (even if they don't believe in the US law, etc.). For the record, "Hawaiian nationals" included not only "koko" (blood), but many other nationalities. (O/T)
Further, the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom is not a new issue; Mauna Kea and TMT brought it all to a head...again.
Now the question lies in how to move forward, without any more manipulation of the laws (US laws), the subsequent legal wrangling, and make good on promises made decades ago when we became a State ("Crown lands", not "Ceded" to some), more recently, the Master Lease for Mauna Kea.
Conservation Land designation, again, has certain restrictions and requirements under the law, and the leases. Period. OK, pau beating three dead horses in one post.
Kaulana Na Pua (*Can you pick out which Hawaiians are for TMT, and which are against? They are there. Yet, they come together for the common good. That is being Hawaiian.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhibLQFebpQ
Going to make SPAM musubi. (These kids are eating me out of house and home![xx(] Bless their hearts...Na pua o Hawai'i.)
Good night. JMO.
(Old tape from last year, but still pertinent):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMKgNSb1cE0
They also address, right up front, OHA "recinding support" of the TMT (not going so far as to say "against"; semantics). What does OHA say today, given the current status of the Contested Case Hearing (#2)? Waiting for a reply to my written inquiry, and will advise when/if a response is received. OHA has a vested interest in this project, they represent all Hawaiian beneficiaries, and needs to be transparent about their position. Fiduciary responsibilities, and all that...SMH.
At least it's an election year, and if more Hawaiians would vote, their voices will be heard (even if they don't believe in the US law, etc.). For the record, "Hawaiian nationals" included not only "koko" (blood), but many other nationalities. (O/T)
Further, the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom is not a new issue; Mauna Kea and TMT brought it all to a head...again.
Now the question lies in how to move forward, without any more manipulation of the laws (US laws), the subsequent legal wrangling, and make good on promises made decades ago when we became a State ("Crown lands", not "Ceded" to some), more recently, the Master Lease for Mauna Kea.
Conservation Land designation, again, has certain restrictions and requirements under the law, and the leases. Period. OK, pau beating three dead horses in one post.
Kaulana Na Pua (*Can you pick out which Hawaiians are for TMT, and which are against? They are there. Yet, they come together for the common good. That is being Hawaiian.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhibLQFebpQ
Going to make SPAM musubi. (These kids are eating me out of house and home![xx(] Bless their hearts...Na pua o Hawai'i.)
Good night. JMO.