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Should UH Still Manage The Mauna Kea Summit?
A Senate bill seeks to quell controversies on the mountain by removing the University of Hawaii as the manager.
Twitter/Leslie E. Shirkey Jr.
Mauna Kea Deserves New Management
The University of Hawaii has failed to demonstrate any ability or willingness to be a proper land manager.
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OHA Sues State, UH Over ‘Longstanding Mismanagement’ Of Mauna Kea
Updated: The legal action follows a ruling allowing the Thirty Meter Telescope project to go forward on a mountain considered deeply sacred by many Native Hawaiians.
Thirty Meter Telescope
TMT Permit Decision Appealed To Hawaii Supreme Court
Construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea was approved by the BLNR in September.
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Telescope Project Still Faces Fight From Hawaiian Opponents
Protesters were able to delay construction atop Mauna Kea two years ago. They’ll likely try to do so again.
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Hawaii Land Board Grants Permit To Build Thirty Meter Telescope
UPDATED: Plans for the $1.4 billion telescope have caused bitter divisions, with some Native Hawaiians saying it will desecrate Mauna Kea.
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Ian Lind: A Judge’s Findings Leave TMT Opponents Few Options
The decision to let the Thirty Meter Telescope move forward closely tracks reasoning in an earlier case involving a Maui telescope.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Telescope Opponent Wants Free Access To Transcripts From State Land Board
Anaina Hou group isn’t satisfied with an offer from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to provide access to the documents.
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Woman Cited For Graffiti On Rocks At Mauna Kea
Thirty Meter Telescope opponents condemned the vandalism as desecration.
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Rare Thundersnow Hits Hawaii’s Tallest Volcano
It doesn’t get much more epic than this.