07-23-2019, 09:34 AM
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/07/2...mauna-kea/
Kahookahi Kanuha, a leader in the Thirty Meter Telescope opposition group, said he was hopeful after Gov. David Ige's announcement today that he was asking Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim to coordinate state and county efforts to resolve the impasse over TMT construction, calling it a hopefully positive move.
"I'm hopeful that it’s a positive step in the right direction," Kanuha said at a news conference on Mauna Kea. "Because Mayor Harry Kim, unlike the governor, has come to the Puuhonua o Puuhuluhulu himself. He's been here three times. He has addressed the people. He lives in this community. He knows this community. And so I'm hopeful that his leadership would be much more understanding and, I guess, that we would have a better path and better chance of moving forward in a way that's beneficial to all through his leadership."
The term "beneficial to all", Kanuha added, includes TMT if the project is built in the Canary Islands instead.
Kahookahi Kanuha, a leader in the Thirty Meter Telescope opposition group, said he was hopeful after Gov. David Ige's announcement today that he was asking Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim to coordinate state and county efforts to resolve the impasse over TMT construction, calling it a hopefully positive move.
"I'm hopeful that it’s a positive step in the right direction," Kanuha said at a news conference on Mauna Kea. "Because Mayor Harry Kim, unlike the governor, has come to the Puuhonua o Puuhuluhulu himself. He's been here three times. He has addressed the people. He lives in this community. He knows this community. And so I'm hopeful that his leadership would be much more understanding and, I guess, that we would have a better path and better chance of moving forward in a way that's beneficial to all through his leadership."
The term "beneficial to all", Kanuha added, includes TMT if the project is built in the Canary Islands instead.