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Haleakala: Story of Land Use in Hawai’i 2015
Posted by Hawaii Public Radio: None Given on July 11th, 2015
Hawaii Public Radio: Two of Hawai‘i’s celebrated mountains, Mauna Kea and Haleakala, remain in the crosshairs of a battle that appears to pit preservation of culture against pursuit of science. In both cases, the state and counties are being called upon to enforce state land board decisions, while challenges to those decisions are before the Hawai‘i Supreme Court. HPR’s Noe Tanigawa continues a look at Haleakala, the issues and the mountain.
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TMT Case Taken up by Hawai’i Supreme Court
Posted by Hawaii Public Radio: None Given on June 6th, 2015
Hawaii Public Radio: The Hawai‘i Supreme Court has agreed to hear the ongoing court case involving the Thirty Meter Telescope proposed for Mauna Kea. Richard Wurdeman, attorney for the Mauna Kea Hui, says this move indicates the court views the issues involved as important for the state.
The petitioners, who had requested the transfer, contend that the BLNR permit to proceed with TMT development violated due process. They claim the project fails to meet the criteria required for conservation land use and allowable...
How Debate Over TMT Prompt Problematic Email
Posted by Hawaii Public Radio: None Given on May 16th, 2015
Hawaii Public Radio: The controversial Thirty Meter Telescope has sparked debate in astronomy departments across the country. Apart from the discussion about the protest itself, questions are being raised about diversity within the astronomy community. HPR’s Molly Solomon takes us to one university.
Last month Professor Alexei Filippenko, of the University of California Berkeley, sent out a link to a petition in support of the TMT. It included a note from Professor Sandra Faber at UC Santa Cruz and it landed in the...
OHA Rescinds Support Thirty Meter Telescope
Posted by Hawaii Public Radio: None Given on May 1st, 2015
Hawaii Public Radio: The Office of Hawaiian Affairs have rescinded their support for the development of the Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea, changing their 2009 stance on the controversial project. But the board stopped short of opposing the telescope entirely. HPR’s Molly Solomon explains.
In a statement from the TMT International Observatory Board, Chair Henry Yang says “We are naturally disappointed that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs has changed its position. However, we are by no means discouraged.” The...