The university wants to keep private vehicles off the summit and require permits for big gatherings.

Kalei Akaka and Esther Kia‘aina will face off for the Oahu trustee seat while three incumbents advance with three challengers to November.

Justice Michael Wilson said he didn’t read the messages from Sam Gon, a member of the state board that approved the telescope project.

The ruling prevents another contested case hearing, but a construction permit appeal is still pending before the court.

Opponents say a state appeals judge had a conflict of interest when she granted a permit for the project.

Here’s a quick look at the islands’ active and inactive volcanoes.

The giant telescope could still be moved to Spain, but the TMT board of governors prefers Mauna Kea.

Recesses in a public floor session to talk privately about the legislative maneuvering slow down “second crossover” day at the Hawaii Capitol.

The state is decades behind in awarding land to Native Hawaiians on Mauna Kea and elsewhere under the state homestead act.

The bill would limit the number of telescopes on the mountaintop and authorize the new manager to renegotiate leases and permits pertaining to the mountain.