Access to Mauna Kea

[TomK]

Jimbo,

"Tom. OMKM was involved the whole time. They are reporting directly to police. If the observatories have their own list or way contact authorities, then that speaks to the lack of communication of people with State agencies in this response."

I was hoping to get details directly from those involved which is why I asked if you would get in contact since I have no way of knowing who they are. I spoke to Stephanie Nagata yesterday and mentioned the incident you reported but she knew nothing about it. The observatories have been informing OMKM of their intended trips which then gets passed onto law enforcement and then to the protesters.

Although I'm in no way defending the actions of the protesters, it seems this didn't happen with the researchers you mentioned. Remember, you have to go through the protesters first before you even get to the law enforcement checkpoint. It's a ridiculous situation, obviously, but did want to pass on the details to both OMKM and law enforcement which I can't do without knowing them.