08-05-2019, 09:19 AM
"Who's responsible here" good title for a thread on may levels!
I think the ultimate responsibility lies with our elected officials.
How nice it would be if our State elected officials (Fed. level) would come home and provide leadership. But they can't . Uphold State Supreme court ruling vs going against their party's current political platform?
They have had weeks to interact and choose not to. Our State officials ( State level) Ige blew it, Green let his position be known...time to punt to Harry as the rest of our State leadership is unwilling to get involved. Politics rule, positions are hard to come by and no one is willing to fall on his/her own Political sword.
We have our State Government, (Supreme court, Gov. office, DHHL , down to the 1st Leaseholder, our State University pretty much hanging our 2nd leaseholders out to dry. Whether or not TMT stays (I'm thinking that they most likely will not as they can decipher the language of politics ) what is going to happen to our existing Astronomers ?
Who has the political moxie to at least stand up for them?
And will this be the end of Hawaiians demanding more say in the stewardship of Ceded lands that are currently "held in Trust" for them?
I think the ultimate responsibility lies with our elected officials.
How nice it would be if our State elected officials (Fed. level) would come home and provide leadership. But they can't . Uphold State Supreme court ruling vs going against their party's current political platform?
They have had weeks to interact and choose not to. Our State officials ( State level) Ige blew it, Green let his position be known...time to punt to Harry as the rest of our State leadership is unwilling to get involved. Politics rule, positions are hard to come by and no one is willing to fall on his/her own Political sword.
We have our State Government, (Supreme court, Gov. office, DHHL , down to the 1st Leaseholder, our State University pretty much hanging our 2nd leaseholders out to dry. Whether or not TMT stays (I'm thinking that they most likely will not as they can decipher the language of politics ) what is going to happen to our existing Astronomers ?
Who has the political moxie to at least stand up for them?
And will this be the end of Hawaiians demanding more say in the stewardship of Ceded lands that are currently "held in Trust" for them?