07-16-2019, 01:48 PM
rainyjim - ]What was mismanaged? How was it mismanaged? ... I don’t think anyone actually knows what’s been mismanaged. Every time I have asked the question no one has ever been able to explain.
I'm not real sure there is a genuine interest in finding this information given it's been known for over 20 years and constantly referenced, but here is a summary excerpt from the 1997 State Audit (the document link has more details of course should anyone care to read).
http://files.hawaii.gov/auditor/Reports/1998/98-6.pdf
"We found that the University of Hawaii 's management of the Mauna Kea Science Reserve is inadequate to ensure the protection of natural resources. The university focused primarily on the development of Mauna Kea and tied the benefits gained to its research program. Controls were outlined in the management plans that were often late and weakly implemented. The university's control over public access was weak and its efforts to protect natural resources were piecemeal. The university neglected historic preservation, and the cultural value of Mauna Kea was largely unrecognized. Efforts to gather information on the Weiku bug came after damage had already been done. Trash from construction was cleaned up only after concerns were raised by the public. Old testing equipment constructed in the early years of development has not been removed as required by the lease agreement."
I'm not real sure there is a genuine interest in finding this information given it's been known for over 20 years and constantly referenced, but here is a summary excerpt from the 1997 State Audit (the document link has more details of course should anyone care to read).
http://files.hawaii.gov/auditor/Reports/1998/98-6.pdf
"We found that the University of Hawaii 's management of the Mauna Kea Science Reserve is inadequate to ensure the protection of natural resources. The university focused primarily on the development of Mauna Kea and tied the benefits gained to its research program. Controls were outlined in the management plans that were often late and weakly implemented. The university's control over public access was weak and its efforts to protect natural resources were piecemeal. The university neglected historic preservation, and the cultural value of Mauna Kea was largely unrecognized. Efforts to gather information on the Weiku bug came after damage had already been done. Trash from construction was cleaned up only after concerns were raised by the public. Old testing equipment constructed in the early years of development has not been removed as required by the lease agreement."