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Proposed bill would create science ‘subzones’
Posted by West Hawaii Today: Tom Callis on February 7th, 2016
West Hawaii Today: Several Big Island lawmakers are backing legislation that would establish seven “science and technology research subzones,” including one covering Mauna Kea’s astronomy precinct.
The 21-page bill would give the Board of Land and Natural Resources authority over subzone activities in Conservation Districts, such as those covering the mountain, and would appear to simplify rules for building within those areas.
Barry Taniguchi, a Big Island businessman who circulated the bill among lawmakers,...
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TMT protesters will be told when work resumes
Posted by West Hawaii Today: Tom Callis on November 12th, 2015
West Hawaii Today: Thirty Meter Telescope opponents can expect to receive notice before contractors return to Mauna Kea later this month, according to a state Department of Land and Natural Resources spokesman.
But how that notice will be given and when remains to be seen.
After months of waiting due to protests, the TMT International Observatory announced Tuesday that a “small crew of local workers” will go to its construction site near the summit later this month to conduct “site preparation activities, starting...