Should UH manage Mauna Kea's summit?

[TomK]

rainyjim - the land is owned by the state. The scientific reserve on top of Mauna Kea is leased to UH and they manage it. UH, in turn, subleases to the observatories. UH have set up the Office of Mauna Kea Management (OMKM) which is the body that actually manages the area. OMKM is not run by the observatories, it is a separate organization and so in that sense, the management of Mauna Kea and astronomy is already separate.

OMKM - http://www.malamamaunakea.org/