Kuʻu Kauanoe/Civil Beat
Kim Proposes Giving Native Hawaiians A Say In Managing Mauna Kea
The Hawaii County mayor’s plan would make the University of Hawaii share management with other groups in an umbrella agency. Gov. David Ige says he supports the idea but many details must be worked out.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Trisha Kehaulani Watson: A Hawaiian Revolution Emerges
Today we know our language; we know our culture; we know our rights; and we know what is best for these islands.
Blaze Lovell/Civil Beat/2019
TMT Protesters Who Flocked To Mauna Kea For A Showdown Are Still Waiting
Protest leaders say the alarm bells went off when many sources consistently reported that a move to clear the road to the summit would happen this week.
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2 Arrested As State Demolishes Structure Built By TMT Opponents On Mauna Kea
A protest leader said the house was constructed as an education space for kids, but the builders knew it wasn’t legal or sanctioned by anti-TMT leaders.
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How Music Fuels The Mauna Kea Protests
Original music, along with art and protest iconography, is galvanizing support for the anti-TMT movement in Hawaii and around the globe.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Mauna Kea Is The Latest In Long History Of Native Hawaiian Protests
Civil disobedience and arrests have been a key part of Native Hawaiian activism since the 1970s.
Kuʻu Kauanoe/Civil Beat
Three Young Protesters, Three Different Paths To Mauna Kea
They all felt stirrings of Hawaiian identity as youngsters, but these three protesters were shaped by pivotal experiences as young adults.
PF Bentley/Civil Beat/2016
TMT Protest Movement Spurs Enrollment In Immersion Schools
Several Hawaiian immersion schools are seeing a spike in interest this year from parents energized by opposition to construction of a telescope on Mauna Kea.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Trisha Kehaulani Watson: Seeking Long-Delayed Justice On Mauna Kea
The TMT protests are not about science or a telescope. It’s about the needs of Native Hawaiians being disregarded for 125 years.
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Hawaii Or Spain? Telescope Experts Say It May Not Matter
Most of the same science planned for Hawaii would still get done in Spain — it would just take longer.