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Supreme Court suspends TMT construction on Mauna Kea after emergency motion
Posted by KHON: None Given on November 18th, 2015
KHON: The Hawaii Supreme Court has granted an emergency motion to halt construction on the Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea. According to Tuesday’s ruling, “The Conservation District Use Permit HA-3568 is temporarily stayed until Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, or until further order of the Court.” TMT has until Nov. 24 to respond. We have yet to confirm whether Wednesday’s work will commence as planned. The work was supposed to be restricted to site preparation, and included repairing equipment already...
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Protesters arrested and charged blocking telescope construction crews on Haleakala
Posted by KHON: None Given on August 1st, 2015
KHON: Tense moments on Maui Thursday night as protesters faced off against police as crews tried to resume construction of a controversial telescope on Haleakala.
Maui police report that, at 10 p.m., officers were summoned to the Central Maui Baseyard to assist with crowd control. A representative of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy initiated a complaint that numerous individuals were blocking the exit.
A crowd of demonstrators gathered in front of the baseyard access road...
OHA objects 7 arrested Mauna Kea violating new DLNR rule
Posted by KHON: None Given on August 1st, 2015
KHON: Seven protesters were taken into custody for violating state law overnight atop Mauna Kea. The Department of Land and Natural Resources said they were violating the new rules that have been put in place making it illegal to camp overnight atop the mountain. Back on July 14, Governor David Ige signed the newly proposed rules into law. From that date through the next 120 days, the Mauna Kea road will be restricted to anyone not traveling in a vehicle, between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. Camping gear is also...
BLNR passes emergency rule to ban camping atop Mauna Kea
Posted by KHON: None Given on July 11th, 2015
KHON: The state Board of Land and Natural Resources passed an emergency rule to stop people from camping atop Mauna Kea. The vote was 5 -- 2.
To promote what it called “safe access to the Mauna Kea summit,” the state proposed “nighttime hours during which individuals may not remain within a designated restricted area and also prohibits the presence of camping-related supplies within the restricted areas at all hours.”
The new rule does not allow anyone without a vehicle to be on the main road from...
Hundreds attend BLNR meeting discuss Mauna Kea emergency rule
Posted by KHON: None Given on July 11th, 2015
KHON: The state Board of Land and Natural Resources is taking up a proposed emergency rule to stop people from camping atop Mauna Kea.
To promote what it calls “safe access to the Mauna Kea summit,” the state proposed “nighttime hours during which individuals may not remain within a designated restricted area and also prohibits the presence of camping-related supplies within the restricted areas at all hours.”
It would not allow anyone without a vehicle to be on the main road from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m....
Aloha Aina Music Festival rocks Waikiki in support of protecting Mauna Kea
Posted by KHON: None Given on June 29th, 2015
KHON: Some of the biggest names in Hawaiian music showed their support for protecting Mauna Kea at a concert at the Waikiki Shell Saturday evening.
The "Aloha Aina Music Festival" featured performances by Shawn Pimental, Mana`o Company, Henry Kapono, Amy Hanaiali`i, Hapa, Fiji, Paula Fuga, among others.
It was organized by supporters of the effort to protect Mauna Kea. They say proceeds will help save Mauna Kea and other sacred lands.
Among those in the audience, some who were there on Mauna Kea...
Thirty Meter Telescope construction vehicles leave amid Mauna Kea protests
Posted by KHON: None Given on June 25th, 2015
KHON: Some construction vehicles are turning around and leaving as hundreds of protesters block their path on Mauna Kea Wednesday.
Construction on the Thirty Meter Telescope was scheduled to resume but so far, no vehicles have been able to reach the site.
The development comes as more officers with the Hawaii Police Department and state Department of Land and Natural Resources continue to make arrests.
More than 10 people have been taken away in handcuffs, including Ulises Consuegra, 44, of Kailua-Kona....
Protesters gather before Thirty Meter Telescope construction resumes on Mauna Kea
Posted by KHON: None Given on June 24th, 2015
KHON: Dozens of people are sleeping on Mauna Kea Tuesday night. Many are calling themselves the protectors of the mountain, and dozens more are expected by Wednesday morning.
That`s when TMT partners says it will resume construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope.
By sunset, about 50 people gathered at Mauna Kea`s Hale Pohaku or the visitor center area in the last two days.
Many had built ahu`s or altars at the summit, at the site of the Thirty Meter Telescope project.
It`s all to honor a place...
Thirty Meter Telescope construction on Mauna Kea to continue Wednesday
Posted by KHON: None Given on June 21st, 2015
KHON: The international board that oversees Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) gave the green-light to restart construction atop Mauna Kea on Wednesday, June 24.
“After more than two months of consultation, education, and dialogue with many stakeholders, we humbly announce that the TMT International Observatory Board has decided to move ahead to restart the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on the morning of Wednesday, June 24," said Henry Yang, Chair of the TMT International Observatory Board, in...
UH outlines stewardship plan for Mauna Kea
Posted by KHON: None Given on June 2nd, 2015
KHON: University of Hawaii officials apologized Monday for not meeting the community`s expectations on Mauna Kea.
In a press conference, UH President David Lassner and UH-Hilo Chancellor Donald Straney responded to the governor`s comments the previous week. That`s when the governor asked for a better stewardship plan.
UH said it is committed to making the Thirty Meter Telescope the last new observatory site developed on Mauna Kea. A plan to remove 25 percent - or three of the observatories - and...