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Protesters Ask ‘Voice of the Hawaiian People’ to Stop Mauna Kea Telescope Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Protesters Ask ‘Voice of the Hawaiian People’ to Stop Mauna Kea Telescope

Growing movement to block the $1.4 billion TMT project turns to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for help.
Science, Not Superstition, Brought Polynesians to Hawaii

Science, Not Superstition, Brought Polynesians to Hawaii

Today we have a new generation of Hawaiians who insist on resurrecting the old gods and superstitious beliefs to oppress the common people.
Telescope Construction Delay Is ‘Grandstanding’ Courtesy TMT International Observatory

Telescope Construction Delay Is ‘Grandstanding’

The Thirty Meter Telescope will be the last new telescope constructed on Mauna Kea.
Hawaii Governor Calls ‘Timeout’ on Mauna Kea Telescope Construction Courtesy TMT International Observatory

Hawaii Governor Calls ‘Timeout’ on Mauna Kea Telescope Construction

As protests intensify, Ige wants to pause for a week to talk with the stakeholders.
A New Telescope and the Politics of Cultural Destruction Flickr: vkurland.

A New Telescope and the Politics of Cultural Destruction

The University of Hawai‘i's effort to build a 30-meter telescope atop Mauna Kea begs the question, "When does Kānaka Maoli culture matter?"
OHA Trustee Calls for Moratorium on Mauna Kea Telescope KITV

OHA Trustee Calls for Moratorium on Mauna Kea Telescope

Meanwhile, a longtime Hawaiian activist says his goal is to get "all of these observatories off the mountain."
Why Everyone Should Support the Telescope Construction Blockade Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Why Everyone Should Support the Telescope Construction Blockade

The project is proceeding on faulty legal grounds, compelling concerned citizens to take the law into their own hands.
Mauna Kea Telescope Protesters Arrested KITV

Mauna Kea Telescope Protesters Arrested

The action was taken to enable "legal access" to the Hawaii Island project site, says official.
Peter Apo: Mauna Kea Under Siege Courtesy TMT International Observatory

Peter Apo: Mauna Kea Under Siege

The Thirty Meter Telescope project is at a flash point. So how does one bridge the apex when science slams head on into culture?
Mauna Kea Protesters Block Telescope Construction University of Hawaii

Mauna Kea Protesters Block Telescope Construction

The $1.4 billion project is called a desecration of the mountain, which is considered sacred by some.