After weeks of being pretty much silent on the controversy, Governor Ige has issued a statement on the ongoing issue of TMT construction. It was big news around this place, pretty much the entire staff of Keck Observatory piled into our big conference room to watch the governor’s address live.
The true summit of Mauna KeaThe announcement contained no real surprises, rather a set of pragmatic proposals that attempt to move the issue forward. The governor outlined his proposals as a list of bullet points. These may seem to be merely proposals, but I would be very surprised these proposals would be announced without at least the tacit agreement of the various parties involved. There must have been a good deal of behind-the-scenes negotiation.
