08-04-2016, 04:27 AM
At first, several years ago, not knowing much about the observatories on top of Mauna Kea, it seemed like TMT was a no-brainer.
After this amount of time, finding out how the first telescopes got up there, bulldozing the most prominent cinder cones, the reality of how much in the way of education and local employment hasn't happened, the power structure of UHH-Manoa over UHH, and the biggy, time and construction costs in Hawaii, it does seem TMT isn't a good fit for this island.
Nobody seems to notice all these large engineering projects in Hawaii cost at least twice as much and takes four times longer than the initial estimates. The Honolulu rail, the Pepeekeo power plant, the macademia nut shell energy plant is rusting away, also with the promise of jobs:
http://auctions.tigergroupllc.com/cgi-bi...igergrp106
For TMT, there will be local jobs for the initial foundation construction but you know it will be off-island crews for the main construction. Even then, the estimate right now is $1.4 Billon and 8 years of construction. If you take Hawaii island past record of estimates, that means $2.8 Billion and 16 years. By then, it will be marginally obsolete.
Why is TMT on Mount Fuji not brought up? hehehe
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*
After this amount of time, finding out how the first telescopes got up there, bulldozing the most prominent cinder cones, the reality of how much in the way of education and local employment hasn't happened, the power structure of UHH-Manoa over UHH, and the biggy, time and construction costs in Hawaii, it does seem TMT isn't a good fit for this island.
Nobody seems to notice all these large engineering projects in Hawaii cost at least twice as much and takes four times longer than the initial estimates. The Honolulu rail, the Pepeekeo power plant, the macademia nut shell energy plant is rusting away, also with the promise of jobs:
http://auctions.tigergroupllc.com/cgi-bi...igergrp106
For TMT, there will be local jobs for the initial foundation construction but you know it will be off-island crews for the main construction. Even then, the estimate right now is $1.4 Billon and 8 years of construction. If you take Hawaii island past record of estimates, that means $2.8 Billion and 16 years. By then, it will be marginally obsolete.
Why is TMT on Mount Fuji not brought up? hehehe
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*