The Wednesday event at TMT headquarters coincided with a meeting of project partners.

It's easy to get the impression native Hawaiian issues weren't thoroughly considered when the Thirty Meter Telescope was approved. They were.

The St. Louis Cardinals star and former University of Hawaii standout shows his Hilo roots with a message of support for protesters on the Big Island.

Supporters and opponents of building the Thirty Mile Telescope on Mauna Kea should step lightly, lest we crush the spirit of our young people.

Supporters, opponents of what will be the biggest observatory on Mauna Kea disagree over the value of assurances in the environmental impact statement.

UPDATED: Operation Green Rights, a self-described faction of the hacker group Anonymous, took credit for hacking TMT's and Hawaii state government's websites.

Court rulings could lead to stricter controls on development in the conservation districts on both Mauna Kea and Haleakala.

One Civil Beat reporter just visited Mauna Kea, while another took an in-depth look at the business of the entire telescope complex on the Big Island.

UPDATE: UH Board of Regents chair says it would be a breach of responsibility to try and "unwind" existing agreements, but wants to see UH review and amend Mauna Kea Management Plan.

More than 53,000 people have signed a petition opposing the planned observatory.