As protests intensify, Ige wants to pause for a week to talk with the stakeholders.
Mauna Kea
Posted inOpinion
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?”
Posted inMauna Kea, Uncategorized
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.”
Posted inOpinion
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.
Posted inMauna Kea, Uncategorized
Mauna Kea Telescope Protesters Arrested
The action was taken to enable “legal access” to the Hawaii Island project site, says official.
Posted inOpinion
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?
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Mauna Kea Protesters Block Telescope Construction
The $1.4 billion project is called a desecration of the mountain, which is considered sacred by some.
Posted inMauna Kea, Thirty Meter Telescope, Uncategorized
Big Island Student Covers Telescope Controversy
The story, to air on PBS Hawaii, explores the clash between “modern science and ancient tradition.”
Posted inBeyond Hawaiʻi, Mauna Kea
It’s Freezing in All 50 States, Including Hawaii
The temperature at Mauna Kea on the Big Island dropped to 31 degrees.