Ilima Loomis at Maui news wrote:
A hearing officer who acknowledged receiving inappropriate outside pressure to reach a decision on a major new telescope proposed for Haleakala said Monday that he was “surprised” to have his report thrown out and felt it was rejected because it embarrassed people on both sides.
Attorney Steven Jacobson said that it was “irritating” to see his work rejected after four years of hearings and review. But with both supporters and opponents of the project upset about his report, he said there was no one willing to come forward and argue in favor of keeping it when it was challenged…
Read the whole article at Maui News
Note: The Hearings Officer was fired because he had private discussions with Sen. Inouye who was reputed to be pressuring the officer for a favorable decision about the telescope.