12-23-2023, 07:14 AM
(12-22-2023, 11:42 PM)AaronS Wrote: This decision to designate Maunakea as a traditional historical property isn't unexpected. The Maunakea Comprehensive Management Plan stated this designation could happen. Its means a much more rigorous consultation/mitigation process with Native Hawaiians will have be conducted before any new telescopes are constructed and lease extensions are granted.
I think that process was going to happen anyway with the formation of the new Mauna Kea management board, so I don't see how this changes things very much.