Maunakea measures advance: Resolutions call for formation of working group to guide management of mountain
Two state House committees approved a pair of resolutions to examine new ways to manage Maunakea, though not without some misgivings.
House Resolution 33 and House Concurrent Resolution 41, which both call for the formation of a working group that would develop recommendations for the future of Maunakea governance, were the subject of a joint hearing Thursday by the committees on Water and Land, and Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.
The resolutions were introduced earlier this month by North and South Kohala Rep. David Tarnas, following comments by House Speaker Scott Saiki that the University of Hawaii should be replaced as the manager of Maunakea.
