12-24-2023, 07:30 AM
Hi Aaron,
You make a fair point, but we're arguing about different things. The new structure will make it more difficult for the TMT to be built, but in my opinion, that's pretty much decided anyway, I don't see a way forward for the TMT on Mauna Kea even without this latest ruling. Not having the TMT is not necessarily the end of astronomy on Mauna Kea however, and as far as I understand things, this ruling only affects future development, not things that are already there. That's why I think this ruling doesn't have much impact - just simply dealing with the new MK management board and getting a new lease is hard enough already - and this ruling doesn't change things in that respect.
You make a fair point, but we're arguing about different things. The new structure will make it more difficult for the TMT to be built, but in my opinion, that's pretty much decided anyway, I don't see a way forward for the TMT on Mauna Kea even without this latest ruling. Not having the TMT is not necessarily the end of astronomy on Mauna Kea however, and as far as I understand things, this ruling only affects future development, not things that are already there. That's why I think this ruling doesn't have much impact - just simply dealing with the new MK management board and getting a new lease is hard enough already - and this ruling doesn't change things in that respect.