Should UH manage Mauna Kea's summit?

[TomK]

It is if you read the amended bill. It now doesn't even include any input from the observatories at all and still calls for rent money to go to OHA. Some of the best astronomers and physicists in the world work at the IfA because of the access to the observatories, and they are the ones that teach many of the undergraduate STEM courses and supervise graduate students. Without that observatory access, recruiting staff will be difficult enough, let alone students.

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session20...POSED_.HTM

The summary at the end:

"Establishes the Mauna Kea Management Authority. Limits the number of telescopes that may be authorized on Mauna Kea. Authorizes the renegotiation of leases, subleases, easements, permits, and licenses pertaining to Mauna Kea. Requires that revenue derived from activities on Mauna Kea be shared with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Provides that the Mauna Kea Management Authority may not alienate lands except as provided by law. Excludes Mauna Kea lands from the definition of "public lands." Provides for free access to Mauna Kea for traditional cultural purposes. Establishes police powers and provides for enforcement of laws on land under the jurisdiction of the Mauna Kea Management Authority. (SD1 PROPOSED)"