"Haole science", claims of bigotry and racism, perhaps Ms. Cummings thinks Hawaiians can't actually do the "math".  That comment about "token Hawaiians", that speaks volumes about  her view of our culture and people.  I think she doesn't understand science, because science is color blind.  Is the science that developed the Ebola vaccine in record time "American or White Science"?  Should it have been used on only white people?  Of course not.  We Hawaiians supporting the project don't see ourselves as tokens, we see ourselves as people who care deeply about the future.  TMT will support education, as it has been, providing job training and career paths.  When you study abroad no one cares if you are Hawaiian, all that matters is can you do the math?  Funding is always problematic.  No one said Maunakea isn't special, sacred to many but so is understanding the universe we are part of.  Astronomy is how we arrived on these shores, TMT is a continuation of those early voyages.