04-09-2018, 04:24 PM
Latest from the local media:
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/37916...-telescope
"The full Senate is poised to vote on House Bill 1585 on Tuesday.
The University of Hawaii warns TMT has already faced lengthy delays and the requirements could delay the project to its death.
"It could spell the end of the project. I mean that's a worse-case scenario, but that's a scenario that's more in play now because of what's happened," said Dan Meisenzahl, UH spokesman.
The bill would require UH to secure a new master lease and complete an environmental impact statement and management actions. It would also call on the state auditor to complete financial, performance and organizational audits.
State Sen. Kaialii Kahele said he supports TMT, but wants the university's management at Mauna Kea fixed first."
I've also learned that during his recent meetings with the public, Kahele repeated some of the lies the TMT protesters used to try and shut down the TMT during the contested case hearing, all of which have been thoroughly debunked. E.g., implying dynamite will be used to clear the TMT site, claiming the TMT will be a much worse eyesore than the current observatories and that the TMT will affect the island's water supplies. Kahele's words and actions suggest to me that he is no supporter of the TMT, no matter what he claims.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/37916...-telescope
"The full Senate is poised to vote on House Bill 1585 on Tuesday.
The University of Hawaii warns TMT has already faced lengthy delays and the requirements could delay the project to its death.
"It could spell the end of the project. I mean that's a worse-case scenario, but that's a scenario that's more in play now because of what's happened," said Dan Meisenzahl, UH spokesman.
The bill would require UH to secure a new master lease and complete an environmental impact statement and management actions. It would also call on the state auditor to complete financial, performance and organizational audits.
State Sen. Kaialii Kahele said he supports TMT, but wants the university's management at Mauna Kea fixed first."
I've also learned that during his recent meetings with the public, Kahele repeated some of the lies the TMT protesters used to try and shut down the TMT during the contested case hearing, all of which have been thoroughly debunked. E.g., implying dynamite will be used to clear the TMT site, claiming the TMT will be a much worse eyesore than the current observatories and that the TMT will affect the island's water supplies. Kahele's words and actions suggest to me that he is no supporter of the TMT, no matter what he claims.