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Protestors camp atop Mauna Kea to face TMT crews
Posted by KITV: None Given on June 24th, 2015
KITV: After being put on hold for more than two months, work to build the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea is set to restart. The project has already felt the resistance, and now, it'll have to face it again. On Tuesday, protestors against the TMT construction were already camped out waiting for crews to show up and arrest them the following day. It’s been one of the most contentious construction projects in the state, not because of what the telescope will do but for the sacred land it is poised...
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Construction to resume for TMT, hula protest held
Posted by KITV: None Given on June 23rd, 2015
KITV: Construction is now set to restart on the Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea amidst continued protest. The TMT International Observatory Board released a statement Saturday saying that construction on the controversial TMT telescope would resume after a two month work stoppage. We contacted the public relations firm that issued the announcement, but were told no one was available to comment further. Those who oppose the telescope were more than willing to voice their opinion after hearing...
Gov Ige plans to fix TMT controversy
Posted by KITV: None Given on May 27th, 2015
KITV: Governor David Ige says a project to build a giant telescope near the summit of Mauna Kea has the right to move forward, but that the state has failed the mountain.
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People who are against the TMT have been voicing their opinions since March and still believe they can stop it from being built despite Ige's permission...
Gov: Hawaii failed Mauna Kea; telescope can continue
Posted by KITV: None Given on May 27th, 2015
KITV: Hawaii Gov. David Ige says a project to build a giant telescope near the summit of Mauna Kea has the right to move forward, but that the state has failed the mountain.
"My review found that the TMT project took the appropriate steps and received the approvals needed to move forward. The project has the right to proceed with construction, and the state will support and enforce its right to do so," said Gov. Ige. "We also acknowledge the right to protest this activity. We will protect the right...
Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees rescind TMT support
Posted by KITV: None Given on May 1st, 2015
KITV: Acting OHA Chairperson Dan Ahuna was the sole trustee to vote against the resolution to rescind support for the $1.5 billion project, but only because he wants OHA to also oppose it. Ahuna said regulatory approvals issued by the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the University of Hawaii over the past seven years were flawed.
"This is not about science," said Ahuna. "We need to make the UH and DLNR accountable to our community."
The resolution to rescind, but not oppose construction...
Construction stops, but protests continues atop Mauna Kea
Posted by KITV: None Given on April 13th, 2015
KITV: Construction may be delayed, but the movement to stop the 30 meter telescope atop Mauna Kea continues this weekend, with thousands rallying on the Big Island.