08-03-2016, 03:46 PM
There are thousands of jobs from the observatories on Mauna Kea. The downer is that only a few hundred of those jobs are on Hawaii island, mostly around Waimea and Hilo, virtually zilch to do with Puna.
The UHH only has a BS Astronomy. This is by plan. The students that want to go on to an MS and PhD are expected to transfer to UHH Manoa. The reality is UHH is not big enough or have enough students to have more than a BS in Astronomy. It's good this new director at least recognizes Hawaii island exists.
The observatories are just data acquisition stations now. The data cataloging, data processing, data analysis, are all going on elsewhere, distributed to thousands of astronomers and physicists all over the planet. Those are the thousands of jobs that Mauna Kea is providing. The state isn't smart enough to figure they should be getting a small microtransaction fee for the data being exported from this island.
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*
The UHH only has a BS Astronomy. This is by plan. The students that want to go on to an MS and PhD are expected to transfer to UHH Manoa. The reality is UHH is not big enough or have enough students to have more than a BS in Astronomy. It's good this new director at least recognizes Hawaii island exists.
The observatories are just data acquisition stations now. The data cataloging, data processing, data analysis, are all going on elsewhere, distributed to thousands of astronomers and physicists all over the planet. Those are the thousands of jobs that Mauna Kea is providing. The state isn't smart enough to figure they should be getting a small microtransaction fee for the data being exported from this island.
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*