TMT - Contested Case Hearing Status - Hilo

[Eric1600]

I think it is important for everyone to see what is really going on in this court case.

A lot of it is show, but I don't think they realize that they are not making legal points. Their goal was to demonstrate Chad either didn't understand the importance of Hawaiian land marks, their history or have proper respect for them.

Around 136.0 in Nov. 2nd part 1 he starts a long line of questions that the cultural awakening and bring a "Standing Rock" type situation to Hawaii.

Around 144.0 the same examiner asks his last question asked something like, "Do you agree that if the TMT if built could finally locate a treaty of annexation that legally and lawfully gives the United States authority in Hawai'i?" When asked to repeat the question by Amano, he says something like, "I'm done" (in hawaiian, I think) and then the crowd erupts. Amano dismisses the question, tells the witness to ignore it and chastises the spectators.

So I'm pretty sure, they think that they are winning and there's going to be a rude awakening at the end of all this, which of course will be "biased" and appealed.