Hawaii County police stationed on Mauna Kea have issued more than 7,600 traffic citations during the protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope, and a frustrated Hawaii County Council Chairman Aaron Chung is now describing police operations on the mountain as an enormously expensive “speed trap.” Read more
The Spanish island of La Palma was chosen as a back-up site for the telescope in 2016. Read more
The protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope have so far cost Hawaii County more than $5 million, according to the latest cost update provided to members of the Hawaii County Council on Tuesday. Read more
The protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope have so far cost Hawaii County more than $5 million, according to the latest cost update provided to members of the Hawaii County Council today. Read more
Mauna Kea has been the popular choice for Hawaii island visitors who want to drive to the top of a 13,800-foot high volcano. Read more
Scores of people attended a rally Sunday at Kualoa Regional Park in support of opposition to the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea and other “malama aina” issues in the islands. Read more
The city has granted a permit for a large gathering at Kualoa Regional Park Sunday for the loose-knit group Kia‘i Convoy that wants to bring more public awareness to the conflict at Mauna Kea and other recent “aloha aina” issues. Read more
The proposed Mauna Kea administrative rules were battered and bruised over eight hours of testimony Wednesday, but the University of Hawaii Board of Regents unanimously approved them anyway, with one substantial provision. Read more
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The bulk of the county’s protest-related costs so far have been for police overtime and fringe benefits. Read more
When asked about their long commitment to the protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope, Keoki Salas uses a powerful, controversial word. Read more
Following months of public hearings and revision, the latest version of the controversial Mauna Kea administrative rules will be considered for adoption Wednesday by the University of Hawaii Board of Regents. Read more
Officials with the Thirty Meter Telescope on Monday denied a report in the Canary Islands that a decision on where to construct the $1.4 billion project will happen within the next few weeks. Read more
Allowing the protesters to remain on Mauna Kea gives them a media platform that inspires lawlessness and vandalism. Read more
A petition that challenged the density of development of astronomy observatories on Mauna Kea was denied Friday by the state Land Use Commission, with a majority of the commissioners declaring they have no jurisdiction over the issue. Read more
Construction of the TMT has been blocked for months by protesters camped on Mauna Kea Access Road who say they will not allow the telescope to be built. Read more
The state Attorney General’s Office has offered a plea deal to protesters who were arrested in July for blocking Mauna Kea Access Road that would dispose of their cases if each pays a $100 fine. Read more
The protest’s leadership — intent on sending TMT elsewhere — would be wise to let go of its no-compromise stance. Read more
The University of Hawaii Board of Regents is calling for nonviolence and de- escalation of tension in the university community in connection with the conflict over Mauna Kea. Read more
Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winners Zachary Lum and Chad Takatsugi are presenting a super-sized 18-song collection of anti-TMT songs inspired by the controversy. Read more
Following a two-month examination of the issues related to Mauna Kea, a University of Hawaii Board of Regents committee did not recommend any change in its support for the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope. Read more
