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

Exciting discoveries in astronomy are made on the Big Island but observatory directors say there's no financial profit for institutions.

The growing effort to halt construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope unfolds atop Mauna Kea and at venues like the UH Manoa campus.

Hawaii's governor says that any further announcements will come from the TMT leadership.

There are already too many telescopes on Mauna Kea. Let's walk away from this one.

Supporters of the Thirty Meter Telescope on the Big Island were caught unaware by a frenzy of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter posts.

The issues over Mauna Kea have been ongoing for more than a decade and it is not about science.

Activists are calling for the removal of 13 observatories that support a $90 million industry on the Big Island that would grow appreciably with the Thirty Meter Telescope.

Gov. Ige's moratorium on the TMT project gives the UH Board of Regents, OHA and Mayor Billy Kenoi opportunities to revisit past choices.

The evidence debunking the fairy tale of Hawaii as the 50th State is conclusive but the news media ignores this.