The proposals have pitted two Native Hawaiian organizations against each other.
Mauna Kea
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The Thirty Meter Telescope Is Still Alive — For Now
The TMT project is back under consideration for federal support, but it must complete a final design phase without taxpayer assistance.
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New Mauna Kea Authority Has Difficult Task Ahead — And Limited Time
University officials and some senators are concerned about the fate of astronomy on the mountain.
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Thirty Meter Telescope Planners Consider Other Sites On Mauna Kea
Gov. Josh Green pledges to help with the permitting process for sites where old telescopes have been decommissioned.
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OHA Drops Mauna Kea Lawsuits, Will Focus On Stewardship Of Sacred Site
The federal government’s decision not to fund the Thirty Meter Telescope played a role. But questions remain about where the Office of Hawaiian Affairs will redirect its resources.
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Hawaiʻi Astronomy Stares Into The Abyss Of Federal Cuts
In addition to the TMT, proposed federal funding cuts threaten the world-class Keck and Gemini observatories, the solar telescope on Maui and UH’s Institute for Astronomy.
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Funding Cuts May Doom The Long-Stalled Thirty Meter Telescope
The National Science Foundation, which was supposed to provide much of the funding for TMT, opts to fund the Giant Magellan Telescope instead.
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Convention Highlights New Prominence Of Hawaiian Leadership
This year’s Native Hawaiian Convention focused on how Hawaiians have played a much bigger role in shaping policy.
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Another Mauna Kea Telescope Will Soon Be Removed
The work of decommissioning Hoku Kea Observatory is expected to take four months.