TMT: Conflict in Context

The resumption of construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea offers a chance to look at the history of astronomy and conflict on the Big Island. How did we get here?

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This interactive timeline details major events in the history of telescopes in Hawaii, and the Thirty Meter Telescope specifically. We will be adding to the timeline as events occur, so stay tuned.


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