Jim Omura, Virginia Hinshaw, Richard Ha, Mark Yudov at Washington Place

Hamakua Springs President Richard Ha shares pictures and thoughts from the Thirty Meter Telescope reception on his blog. He commends University of California, Santa Barbara, Chancellor Henry Yang for listening to the Big Island community.

That’s Richard, second from right, with Mānoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw, Jim Omura of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, left, and University of California President Mark Yudov.