AP Photo/Caleb Jones/2015
TMT Doubles Down On Mauna Kea, Declines Spain’s $1B Proposal
TMT’s preferred site for the telescope is still on Mauna Kea on the Big Island, after its board could not agree on Spain’s effort to build it in La Palma.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
Military’s Haleakalā Telescope Project Draws Deep Opposition On Maui
Echoing strong community sentiment, the County Council has joined the chorus calling on the U.S. Air Force to reject an environmental review of the project.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Neal Milner: Some Tricky Negotiations For Josh Green & Co.
The state faces unusual challenges as it looks to proceed with military land leases and the TMT project.
AP Photo/Caleb Jones/2019
Hawaiʻi Astronomy Stares Into The Abyss Of Federal Cuts
In addition to the TMT, proposed federal funding cuts threaten the world-class Keck and Gemini observatories, the solar telescope on Maui and UH’s Institute for Astronomy.
AP Photo/Caleb Jones/2015
Funding Cuts May Doom The Long-Stalled Thirty Meter Telescope
The National Science Foundation, which was supposed to provide much of the funding for TMT, opts to fund the Giant Magellan Telescope instead.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Hawaii Stops Prosecuting Elders Who Protested Telescope
The 2019 protests helped convince Hawaii’s leaders they needed a new approach to managing Mauna Kea, which would be the site of the TMT.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
New Mauna Kea Stewards Will Need To Balance Astronomy And Cultural Values
Some members of the new panel, including former TMT protesters, may find their values challenged now that they have a vote over what happens to Hawaii’s tallest mountain.
AP Photo/Caleb Jones/2015
US Environmental Study Launched For Thirty Meter Telescope
The National Science Foundation also said it plans to host four meetings on the Big Island in August as it decides on whether to fund the project.
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National Panel Recommends Federal Funding For The Thirty Meter Telescope
Updated: But the researchers said that funding should be contingent on better engagement with Native Hawaiians on Mauna Kea and other conditions.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
New University of Hawaii Astronomy Director Seeks Balance On Mauna Kea
Doug Simons is taking over the Institute for Astronomy at a critical time for the agency and for astronomy in the state.