The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is suing to get the state to end its lease of Mauna Kea summit lands to the University of Hawaii.

It isn’t the only critic. Auditors also have found UH stewardship lacking where its astronomy facilities are located. OHA noted those reports in its complaint in state Circuit Court, apparently unimpressed by UH efforts to improve. But who could better manage the mountain? Why, the agency wrote in a white paper more than a year ago, OHA could.

Given its own record of tumult over many years, that might be the tougher case to make.

Pay tribute to women veterans tomorrow

For many of us, Veterans Day immediately brings to mind images of men in valiant military service. But, of course, the observance extends to women, too. A special tribute for women veterans is slated for Saturday at a sunset ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor.

Retired Rear Adm. Alma Grocki — the first woman from Hawaii appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 1981 — will, fittingly, present the opening address. Grocki retired from the Navy last year, after 35 years of service. The ceremony is free and open to the public. Shuttle service will be offered from the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, starting at 3:30 p.m.