08-14-2016, 08:34 PM
Again, let me remind everyone. The TMT have effectively given the State a deadline. According to TMT sources, a decision will be made early 2017 as to the TMT's location. This is driven by science requirements and funding pressures.
If the current hearing results in things having to be done again (I think that's unlikely), the TMT will relocate. If the result is for TMT construction restarting, it will be appealed, and even if construction does start again, then protests will resume on Mauna Kea. At that point, Ige will have to involve himself again, and I suspect we know what that means - powerless and ineffective leadership. And then there's the possibility Amano won't reach a decision by the TMT's deadline.
If the current hearing results in things having to be done again (I think that's unlikely), the TMT will relocate. If the result is for TMT construction restarting, it will be appealed, and even if construction does start again, then protests will resume on Mauna Kea. At that point, Ige will have to involve himself again, and I suspect we know what that means - powerless and ineffective leadership. And then there's the possibility Amano won't reach a decision by the TMT's deadline.