09-14-2021, 08:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-15-2021, 12:46 AM by HereOnThePrimalEdge.)
The Mauna Kea Working Group, whose stated purpose is to recommend a new management and governance structure which will oversee the telescope community atop Mauna Kea, has again delayed their visit to the mountain due to COVID. An onsite tour was deemed necessary because:
“The intention was to visit the mountain, since not everybody (in the working group) had been there,” said Hilo Rep. Mark Nakashima, who chairs the group. “We thought it would help for people to become more familiar with the mountain and get a sense of the physical layout.”
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/202...-maunakea/
So...
After everything that has been said of Mauna Kea, its heritage, culture, history, sacredness... some of the people entrusted with a decision that may affect its future have never been there. And if they've never been there, what are the chances they understand the full scope of the controversy? Or the chances they've spoken with people at the observatories? Or people in the protest groups who had blocked the road?
It makes you wonder what the qualifications were for an appointment to the group.
“The intention was to visit the mountain, since not everybody (in the working group) had been there,” said Hilo Rep. Mark Nakashima, who chairs the group. “We thought it would help for people to become more familiar with the mountain and get a sense of the physical layout.”
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/202...-maunakea/
So...
After everything that has been said of Mauna Kea, its heritage, culture, history, sacredness... some of the people entrusted with a decision that may affect its future have never been there. And if they've never been there, what are the chances they understand the full scope of the controversy? Or the chances they've spoken with people at the observatories? Or people in the protest groups who had blocked the road?
It makes you wonder what the qualifications were for an appointment to the group.