04-12-2018, 06:00 PM
Geochem is dead on here in paragraphs 1 and 2, 3 obviously being conjecture about future possibilities I won't comment on.
What's more, if you look at the various land area designations in the ~11k acre reserve only ~600 acres is used for astronomical viewing at the summit area. The great majority ~99% of the sites identified as archaeological sites/culturally important exist outside of the ~600 acre area. UH is actually in the process of trying to remove responsibility for management of ALL of the area with exception to the ~600 acre area - the current problems with this are twofold:
(1) no one wants to take responsibility for the remainder area - it's too closely scrutinized and no one wants to be held accountable - especially given Hawaii state/counties standards of management and effectiveness - no state/county agency could possibly comply with the proposed/desired management.
(2) the ~600 acre area is important obviously for the telescopes but also (obviously) it is he most important and significant area culturally for those interested in such things. This essentially has created a deadlock or impasse in removing the remaining acreage from UH management because UH is unwilling to part with the ~600 acre area and any other groups/interested parties are unwilling to take responsibility for the remainder in part or entirety without the ~600 acre summit area. The TMT complicates this matter even further.
It's really an extremely complicated matter; the exception to this being geochem's point in paragraph 1 above or OHA wanting their 'cut' or as HOTPE describes: "bribe".
What's more, if you look at the various land area designations in the ~11k acre reserve only ~600 acres is used for astronomical viewing at the summit area. The great majority ~99% of the sites identified as archaeological sites/culturally important exist outside of the ~600 acre area. UH is actually in the process of trying to remove responsibility for management of ALL of the area with exception to the ~600 acre area - the current problems with this are twofold:
(1) no one wants to take responsibility for the remainder area - it's too closely scrutinized and no one wants to be held accountable - especially given Hawaii state/counties standards of management and effectiveness - no state/county agency could possibly comply with the proposed/desired management.
(2) the ~600 acre area is important obviously for the telescopes but also (obviously) it is he most important and significant area culturally for those interested in such things. This essentially has created a deadlock or impasse in removing the remaining acreage from UH management because UH is unwilling to part with the ~600 acre area and any other groups/interested parties are unwilling to take responsibility for the remainder in part or entirety without the ~600 acre summit area. The TMT complicates this matter even further.
It's really an extremely complicated matter; the exception to this being geochem's point in paragraph 1 above or OHA wanting their 'cut' or as HOTPE describes: "bribe".