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Trisha Kehaulani Watson: Hawaii’s ‘No Make Waves’ Culture Is Fading
Simmering below the surface in what’s sometimes called the “happiest state in America” is a feeling that government no longer listens to the people.
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Big Island Mayor Calls For Restructuring Management On Mauna Kea
Harry Kim’s plan for resolving the TMT standoff makes few new promises, but offers Native Hawaiians a larger voice in determining the future of the mountain.
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Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Has Spent $39K To Support Activists On Mauna Kea
The state Attorney General’s office has subpoenaed the information on OHA’s support for demonstrators against the Thirty Meter Telescope.
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Neal Milner: ‘Conventional Politics’ Offers No Solution On Mauna Kea
It’s likely too late for compromise. We now face two stark choices: force the protesters off the mountain or abandon building the telescope in Hawaii.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Denby Fawcett: Moving Forward As The Debate Over TMT Continues
UH President David Lassner tries to keep the university community from coming apart over Mauna Kea.
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AG Probes Office of Hawaiian Affairs Support of Mauna Kea Protest
The state attorney general sent the Office of Hawaiian Affairs a subpoena Thursday, but is unlikely to get any information that won’t already become public next week.
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Fit To Print? State’s Mauna Kea Press Conferences Raise The Question Of What’s News
Government institutions have the inside scoop, but that doesn’t mean the media should always bite.
Big Island Prosecutor Won’t Handle TMT Arrests Because Of Son’s Job
Mitch Roth, whose son works at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has sent the cases to the Hawaii attorney general’s office to avoid a conflict of interest.
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State Puts Pressure On TMT Protesters Over Environment, Threats To Officials
The protesters say they are being vilified in an attempt to discredit the Mauna Kea movement.
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‘This Is Our Mauna Kea’: Oahu Wind Farm Opponents Say They’re Inspired By Big Island Protests
The movement on Mauna Kea is motivating others to assert collective power over land-use decisions, even at the last minute.