Astronomy in Hawaii under threat?

[TomK]

blathering diatribe..

No wonder you're having such a hard time.. this thread alone.. at first you post about the possibility that you could lose control of the mountain, and you embellish that with your fears that could mean the demise of astronomy, and when it's pointed out you have a PR problem you respond with bugger off..

Damn, it's a shame you all never learned humility.

I posted nothing about losing control of the mountain nor did I tell anyone to bugger off. I posted about a bill that had the potential to end astronomy on Mauna Kea. What I did point out was 1) the bill has been modified in an attempt to avoid an end to astronomy on the mountain after public feedback and 2) there were a couple of very odd responses in this thread that seemed to have got things a bit mixed up; one attacked astronomy on the mountain per se, rather than concentrating on the bill itself and ignoring the fact that the observatories don't manage the mountain, OMKM does, and the other wanted a song contest.