01-27-2018, 05:13 AM
But TomK, this is what this whole TMT dustup is all about. With the current rental agreements with the observatories, OHA doesn't get it's 20% cut on the rent. I've been peripherally involved in several situations where in-kind payment for use of State land was nixed because it would deny OHA their cut. I don't understand how that arrangement is constitutional - it's just a "legalized" form of Ethno-Extortion. It wouldn't be so disgusting if OHA was actually using the money for the purposes that were claimed to be the priority when OHA was established. "In Hawaiiland we're all equal, just some are more equal than others..."
That is what is driving this bill - and, if it passes, it will pretty much decimate the astronomy research program at UH while significantly decreasing the extramural funding support coming into the UH that, in many ways, supports the entire teaching program. I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't being offered as "the deal" to allow the TMT to go forward.
That is what is driving this bill - and, if it passes, it will pretty much decimate the astronomy research program at UH while significantly decreasing the extramural funding support coming into the UH that, in many ways, supports the entire teaching program. I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't being offered as "the deal" to allow the TMT to go forward.