TMT construction begins Monday 15 July

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Tom posts "However, the state is now complicit in not allowing people to go to work despite everything they've said"

Agree 100%

here's more on the U of H Board of Regents meeting yesterday......

(Associated Press)

"The University of Hawaii’s board is forming a task force to study the school’s management of Mauna Kea’s summit, which is currently at the center of long-running protests against the construction of a new telescope.

Board of Regents member Alapaki Nahale-a told fellow members Friday the board needed to get involved in the conversation on Mauna Kea. He says most of the 12 regents currently on the board have never voted on Mauna Kea issues.

The task force will have six members. Its meetings won’t be public, and a record of its discussions won’t be kept. The group’s members will be asked to report to the full board what they’ve found.

Regent Simeon Acoba Jr. opposed the proposal, saying discussions on Mauna Kea should be held in public."
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I realize the enormous conflict of interest the State of Hawaii University finds itself but I was hoping for a little more sunshine than this.

as The task force will consist of only 6 members, records of the discussions will not be kept, and meetings will not be public.