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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.
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?"
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?
Peter Apo: The Digital Nation of Hawaii Kanani Souza

Peter Apo: The Digital Nation of Hawaii

The resurgence of Hawaiian identity of the past 40 years has prepared Hawaiian culture for Internet-driven visibility on the world stage.
On Annexation of Hawaii, Scalia Fails Constitutionality Test Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States

On Annexation of Hawaii, Scalia Fails Constitutionality Test

A joint resolution of Congress doesn't empower the United States to acquire another country. Only a treaty can do that.
Peter Apo: Why Does the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Exist? Civil Beat

Peter Apo: Why Does the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Exist?

OHA is a well-funded agency with a big and often misunderstood mission on behalf of Native Hawaiians.
We Need to Right the Wrongs for Struggling Native Hawaiians Courtesy of Kai Markell

We Need to Right the Wrongs for Struggling Native Hawaiians

Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians need to come together to improve the plight of our people.
Peter Apo: The Hawaiians — Building a Nation and the Road Ahead PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Peter Apo: The Hawaiians — Building a Nation and the Road Ahead

The time has come to begin answering the difficult questions about what comes next.
Peter Apo: The Hawaiians — a ‘Divided People’ Courtesy of OHA

Peter Apo: The Hawaiians — a ‘Divided People’

Both Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians need to work on making Hawaii whole.