Fortunately it seems that a potential path forward has been identified[0] “Since the beginning of this year, a new state-appointed oversight board has been pre

Fortunately it seems that a potential path forward has been identified[0] “Since the beginning of this year, a new state-appointed oversight board has been preparing to assume management of Mauna Kea. Under a law signed in June 2022 by then-Hawaii Governor David Ige, a five-year transition period formally begins in July of this year. Then, in 2028, the Maunakea Stewardship Oversight Authority (MKSOA) will take over stewardship of the mountaintop from the University of Hawaii (UH), which has managed the site since 1968. Crucially, the MKSOA includes representatives from both astronomical observatories and Native Hawaiian communities. Its members say it marks a new approach, one that for the first time gives Native Hawaiians a voting role in overseeing the mountaintop.” This seems to me to be a reasonable, and pragmatic, solution. [0]https://astronomy.com/news/2023/03/path-forward-for-mauna-kea--and-maybe-the-thirty-meter-telescope--begins-to-emerge https://astronomy.com/news/2023/03/path-forward-for-mauna-ke...