2015.04.16 - Salara Funds Add Hefty Weight To Mauna Kea Struggle

"Money is the only currency the second gilded age understands. " The head of the new Salara foundation, named after an island of one of the ubiquitous nuclear tests of the 1950's, is dedicated to stopping neocolonial behavior on Pacific islands where land can often be quite scarce. The fund has offered to buy the land for $500 million, half the budget of the $1.4 billion dollar expansion of radio telescopes but thus far, none has taken them up on the offer. Inside sources say a local Hawaiian PAC has been set up.