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Canada becomes full member Thirty Meter Telescope project

KHON: Canada is the most recent nation to affirm its commitment to the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) and was voted in as a full member of the project by the TMT International Observatory (TIO) Board of Directors at a recent board meeting. The country joins California Institute of Technology, the University of California, and the science institutions of China, India, and Japan as partners in the TMT project. TIO is the nonprofit limited liability company founded in May 2014 to carry out the construction...

Protesters occupy OHA ahead of Board of Trustees meeting

KHON: Protesters are preparing to occupy the Office of Hawaiian Affairs building ahead of an upcoming Board of Trustees meeting. The sit-in was organized by MANA, Movement for Aloha No ka ??¯ina, one of several groups against the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea. "We have a right to be here and we expect the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to be decisive about this issue," said Andre Perez of MANA. "Our objective is to ensure that they get involved and put this issue on the agenda,...

Protest march Mauna Kea telescope reaches State Capitol

KHON: Protesters took to the streets of Honolulu Tuesday to publicly voice their opposition to the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope. Construction of the telescope, slated to be built on Mauna Kea, has already been postponed several times as protests gained momentum throughout the state and the world. A large crowd marched from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs` Na Lama Kukui building to the law firm representing the telescope`s developer in downtown Honolulu to the State Capitol. The group...

Hundreds pack Board of Regents meeting to address Mauna Kea

KHON: With a time-out announced by the governor, the University of Hawaii Board of Regents heard from both opponents and supporters of the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope project. Hundreds turned out Thursday for a special meeting at UH Hilo that lasted most of the day. Opponents protesting the construction of the telescope atop Mauna Kea say the site is sacred to Native Hawaiians. The turnout was massive with standing room only. The meeting began at 11:15 a.m. and wrapped up at around 3:15...