Hawaii Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Telescope Permit

Associated Press: Hawaii's highest court is taking up a legal challenge against a permit for a giant telescope planned for Hawaii's Big Island. The state Supreme Court granted an application to transfer the case there from circuit court on Friday. People are protesting the $1.4 billion telescope to protect land held sacred by Native Hawaiians, among other reasons. The telescope is planned for the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island, and would be one of the largest telescopes in the world. The court......

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