Hawaiians sue over use of Mauna Kea Access Road
Three Native Hawaiian beneficiaries sued the state today, claiming that it has violated the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act by using Mauna Kea Access Road without any compensation. Read more
Thirty Meter Telescope
Attorney General gets go-ahead to subpoena anti-TMT nonprofit Kahea
The state Attorney General’s Office can subpoena the financial records of a nonprofit organization that raises money to oppose the Thirty Meter Telescope planned for Mauna Kea, a Circuit Court judge ruled Friday. Read more
David Shapiro: Ige offers tall tales on Thirty Meter Telescope conflict
Gov. David Ige’s leadership failure in the Mauna Kea telescope standoff becomes more confounding by the week. Read more
A TMT partner in India wants the telescope to be built in Canary Islands
The Thirty Meter Telescope’s partner in India wants to ditch Hawaii and build the next-generation telescope at the project’s backup site in the Canary Islands, a newspaper in India reported. Read more
Thirty Meter Telescope opponents gather for opening day of Hawaii Legislature
About 350 activists joined in protocols of hula, chant and prayer that began at 8 a.m. today at the Capitol, imitating the daily ceremony and dance of the Mauna Kea protests Read more
Gov. Ige approves a range of Mauna Kea regulations
Gov. David Ige on Monday signed into law a controversial set of administrative rules designed to offer a new layer of protection for land and natural resources managed by the University of Hawaii on Mauna Kea. Read more
Lee Cataluna: Stand-down counts as a victory for Mauna Kea ‘protectors’
It took him a while, but Mayor Harry Kim managed to do something few contemporary political leaders in Hawaii have been able to do: He got people to take him at his word. Read more
TMT supporters rally at Hawai‘i Convention Center
An event described as the Super Bowl of astronomy kicks off Saturday in Honolulu as thousands of scientists descend on the Hawai‘i Convention Center. Read more
Thousands of astronomers are gathering in Honolulu as TMT discord looms
An event described as the Super Bowl of astronomy kicks off Saturday in Honolulu as thousands of scientists descend on the Hawai‘i Convention Center. Read more
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Ahead in 2020: Fate of TMT uncertain after 2-month stalemate
As 2020 dawns on Mauna Kea, the fate of the Thirty Meter Telescope seems less certain now than it did a decade ago when the billion-dollar-plus project was first proposed. Read more
Mauna Kea road cleared as protesters shift focus
The Mauna Kea Access Road was finally cleared of tents and protesters Saturday for the first time since mid-July, but the opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope vowed to shift the focus of their protest campaign to the mainland during a two-month pause in the standoff on the mountain. Read more
Officials reach a truce with Mauna Kea protesters
Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim has struck a deal with the protesters on Mauna Kea, with Kim pledging there will be no construction activity and no police action on Mauna Kea. Read more
TMT protesters gather at state Capitol to support kupuna on Mauna Kea
Big Island Mayor Harry Kim pledges no police action on TMT for two months
Kim said the road to Mauna Kea, which has been blocked by protesters for six months, will be accessible Saturday. Read more
Richard Borreca: TMT protest changing narrative for Hawaiians, but unknown if it’ll impact other issues
What is clear is that for certain voters, where a politician stands on TMT may be a deciding issue — but more important will be if the leaders from TMT are able to translate the protests into a solidifying cause, and that has not yet happened. Read more
Editorial: Gov. David Ige’s deadline on TMT badly timed
The day after Christmas, not ordinarily an ominous occasion, likely will be one this year. Dec. 26, said Gov. David Ige, is set as the deadline for clearing the Mauna Kea Access Road. Read more
Thirty Meter Telescope protesters told to clear road by Dec. 26
Demonstrators have until Dec. 26 to clear the road, or they could face arrests, says an official from DLNR. Read more
State sets Dec. 26 deadline for TMT protesters to leave Mauna Kea
Lino Kamakau, branch chief of the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Conservation and Resource Management, set the new deadline in a briefing for about 75 protesters at the camp at midday today. Read more
Hawaii Council rejects deal on policing Mauna Kea protests
Frustration with the standoff on Mauna Kea and the high cost of policing the protests boiled over Wednesday as the Hawaii County Council voted 9-0 to reject an agreement that would have obligated county police to respond to the protests for up to five more years. Read more
Hawaii County Council rejects agreement with state on cost of policing TMT protests
Frustration with the standoff on Mauna Kea and the high cost of policing the protests boiled over today as the Hawaii County Council voted 9-0 to reject an agreement that would have required the state to pick up the tab for county police overtime and other protest-related costs. Read more
Gov. David Ige mum on how much money budgeted to deal with protests against Thirty Meter Telescope
More money to deal with the ongoing protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope has been tucked away in the proposed new budgets of various state departments, but Gov. David Ige and his staff aren’t saying exactly how much. Read more
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