12-08-2022, 06:43 PM
(12-08-2022, 07:53 AM)TomK Wrote: Thanks, Aaron. there's an ongoing discussion about emergency access to the summit going on right now and the DHHL is involved, but there's a bit of confusion about what will happen due to the recent elections. Hopefully, it will be sorted out by the end of this week. Bear in mind this access to the summit assumes the Mauna Kea Access Road gets closed at the junction with DKI and alternative routes allow everyone access to Mauna Kea.
William Aila's term as the head of the DHHL ends on December 31st. The new administration has to select a new head of HHL, which may slow discussion of alternative access to Maunakea down.
The logical access is establishing a temporary jeep trail starting behind the Maunkea County Park and follow the HECO transmission lines that ends up by Maunakea access road.