Higher Education

..."I invite my fellow kanaka who support TMT to join me in trying to reach for the stars."....

...The location of the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents decision-making meeting on the proposed administrative rules for UH managed lands on Maunakea, scheduled for November 6, has been moved to the UH Hilo campus....

"...to get the observatories to pay lawful rent...."

...Mayor Harry Kim’s TMT plan offers nothing new, supporter says....

...the Hawai'i Supreme Court ruled that the State of Hawai'i must resolve the claims of Native Hawaiians before selling ceded lands....

... apparently Max Holloway is 'sacred' ....

...It is pretty fun to belong to a cause and feel as if you’re making a difference....

...Will Kim’s book of cash offers be enough to pull the institutional support out from under the telescope protesters camp?....

...Perhaps of interest to the Attorney General, the OHA-funded contracts illegally place the rented equipment on land belonging to DHHL, DLNR, and HDoT....

""These poll results do not deter or discourage us because we strongly believe they reflect responses to a number of issues beyond TMT."

...If the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is not built in Hawaii, it can just go to the Canary Islands, right?  Wrong....

...Between 2010 and 2018, OHA provided more than 2,000 post-secondary education scholarships, totaling more than $5.6 million....

“In the future, everybody will be Emmanuel Goldstein for 2 minutes.” – Andy Orwell....

"... It is my understanding that early attempts at hoʻoponopono to resolve this situation failed. We ask that all sides renew these efforts ...."

...The theft offense had been previously reported to police occurring two days prior in Kalapana. The suspect was found in the same tent where six Department of Transportation (DOT) plastic barricades had been located on (August 30). ...

...  They are trying to get the identity of an officer without paying a $5,000 bounty ....

...I want to work with protest leaders and others to come to a reasonable resolution that ensures safety and respects the law....

...The videos show anti-telescope activists in black tactical vests labelled “HKPO” September 10, 2019 at the Hawaii County Building in Hilo.... 

...to the politician who quietly supported us in word but did the opposite in action-- you’ve created this mess....

...designed to produce an unnecessary reaction....

...“The destruction of the ʻānunu vine is particularly disturbing, since there may be only five populations of this species still in existence.”....

... UH Mānoa is ranked 79 as a top U.S. public school, 166 among national universities and 177 as a best value school ....

...Graduation Alliance failed to implement certain requirements of the agreement intended to protect the data....

...Removal efforts were conducted by Hawai’i Department of Transportation (HDOT) personnel, at the request of DHHL....

...what if protesters show up in your community blocking a road because they don’t think they like a certain business or activity? What’s to say they won’t decide to block an airport, harbor or other economic lifeline in your community?....

... It has been about 6 weeks since this debacle started ....

"...I hope that the call to this action frees our president to lead in this direction, fortifies those leaders already working toward this end, and inspires other Hawaiʻi leaders, both in our Hawaiian community and in other sectors, to seek the same outcome...."

"...Mauna Kea Access Road is under the control and jurisdiction of DOT...."

...more than 2,200 healthcare jobs open across the state, with an average vacancy rate of 10% and most jobs taking six to 12 months to fill....

...The combined total of the 2-week long Daniel K. Inouye Highway enhanced traffic enforcement efforts by Hawaiʻi Police Department stands at 1240 citations issued and 16 persons arrested for 29 offenses....

...additional immunizations will be required for students entering preschool, kindergarten through grade 12, and colleges/universities in Hawai‘i....

...Criminal laws are still in force, even as to Hawaiian protesters demonstrating on Hawaiian home lands....

...The UHPA Board of Directors has taken this action in response to the strong feelings held by some members that the union should not participate in making candidate endorsements or political contributions....

...The board will take up the rules on November 6 at a special meeting on the UH West Oʻahu campus....

...Enhanced traffic enforcement efforts will continue on Daniel K. Inouye Highway by Hawaiʻi Police Department for the duration of the ongoing situation....

...Six Hawaii community colleges ranked on quality and affordability....

...IMUA TMT RALLY This Thursday August 22 @ 5pm STATE CAPITOL....

...Open Letter from State Sen. Lorraine Inouye to Governor Ige and Attorney General Connors, August 18, 2019....

...and a Tweet Momoa sent out a day before this saying that he got run over by a tractor and couldn’t film Aquaman 2....

...Leadership entails not only planning for possible obstructions to your chosen plan of action, but also having the resolve to follow through with your plan....

...Hulu Lindsey is the only OHA Trustee to be Arrested on Mauna Kea....

...Charged professor, Thomas Marler, still employed by UOG....

...The existing astronomical observatories on Maunakea returned to operations this weekend, and it didn’t take long for a significant result to be achieved, not only for science, but for assuring the safety of the Earth....

...This route is unimproved and lined with tents, cars and people. However, pursuant to this agreement, on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 the state laid cinder and cones in an attempt to address safety concerns....

...Chun has formal training as a clinical psychologist....

"...The Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory (TIO) claims to have a backup site on the Canary Island of La Palma, an argument used to put pressure on the Hawaiian authorities, but that has now turned against them when used by TMT opponents...."

...Ken and Li Schoolland have travelled throughout China and numerous countries across the world, spreading the message of free market economics....

...In 1884 the five-inch refractor was installed in a dome constructed above Pauahi Hall.... 

... IMUA TMT RALLY -- This Thursday August 1 @ 5pm, STATE CAPITOL ....