04-12-2018, 04:51 PM
mandates that OHA receive 20% of all funds derived from public lands trust.
In the case of the observatories, what exactly would that be?
In the case of activities on Mauna Kea, OHA would request their 20% of funds from where?
The only entity I can think of that generates income from operations on the mountain are the tour buses.
Or, if the Aloha Checkpoint is legitimized as an operational arm of OHA, they could charge a few dollars to visitors driving up the summit. But then, if they claim the authority to charge a toll on the access road, would they also take over road maintenece costs and liabilities?
“Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the case of the observatories, what exactly would that be?
In the case of activities on Mauna Kea, OHA would request their 20% of funds from where?
The only entity I can think of that generates income from operations on the mountain are the tour buses.
Or, if the Aloha Checkpoint is legitimized as an operational arm of OHA, they could charge a few dollars to visitors driving up the summit. But then, if they claim the authority to charge a toll on the access road, would they also take over road maintenece costs and liabilities?
“Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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