The first half of the 2024 Legislature has been filled with much drama too much for the University of Hawaii. Granted, several key senators in recent years inject now-expected yet unwarranted antagonism each session but in the past month, they’ve attempted overreach as UH prepares to reset with three new regents on its policy board, and crucially, to select the next UH president.
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For over 50 years, telescopes have dominated the summit of Maunakea, a place sacred to Native Hawaiians and one of the best places in the world to study the night sky. That’s now changing with a new state law saying Maunakea must be protected for future generations and that science must be balanced with culture and the environment.
For more than 50 years, telescopes and the needs of astronomers have dominated the summit of Mauna Kea, a mountain sacred to Native Hawaiians that’s also one of the finest places in the world to study the night sky. That’s now changing with a new state law saying Mauna Kea must be protected for future…