Hawaii often gets rapped as being unfriendly to business over regulations, taxes and litigation. Now a new layer to this perception may be forming as activists inhibit construction of three development projects. Read more
New protests aimed at the Kahuku windmill project and the Sherwood Forest park development may be alarming to some state leaders, but among some activists there is a sense that a grassroots momentum has been building as the nonviolent protest strategy known as kapu aloha spreads from one community to the next. Read more
Protesters gathered Monday night on a road in Kahuku to block an Oahu wind farm developer from delivering heavy equipment to begin construction in a scene reminiscent of the months-long telescope protests on the Big Island. Read more
A hearing has been scheduled before the state Land Use Commission later this month to consider a petition that challenges the legality of “the industrial uses” atop Mauna Kea. Read more
Summer is over, and colder weather could soon have an impact on the months-long blockade of Mauna Kea Access Road. Read more
The stalemate at Maunakea is in its third month, with no end in sight. Read more
Hawaii County police officers deployed in the area around the Mauna Kea protest camp have issued 4,632 citations during a stepped-up enforcement program on the Daniel K. Inouye Highway during the past eight weeks Read more
The total costs to date are expected to be higher as some of the figures only go through the end of August or part of September. Read more
A group of kupuna, or elders, from the movement opposed to the Thirty Meter Telescope being built on Mauna Kea met with Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim on Monday to discuss Kim’s plan for resolving the dispute, which proposed that the TMT would be the last telescope built on the mountain. Read more
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Thousands of opponents of the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope atop Hawaii island’s Mauna Kea marched through Waikiki Saturday afternoon for this year’s Aloha ‘Aina Unity March. Read more
A weekday at the base of Mauna Kea, where kia‘i have been keeping construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope at bay for close to three months, can be relatively quiet. Read more
A prominent supporter of the Thirty Meter Telescope said Friday there is little that is new in Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim’s plan to resolve the dispute over TMT, suggesting the pamphlet Kim released last week is a rehash of old plans, promises and commitments to Hawaiians. Read more
Kūhaʻo Maunakea, the songs of Mauna Kea are ready. Proceeds will go to Puʻuhuluhulu. Read more
The Waikiki march is expected to start at Ala Moana Beach Park and make its way to Kapiolani Park. Read more
The total costs to date are sure to be significantly higher than what’s been released as the figures only go through the end of August or mid-September. Read more
The total costs to date are sure to be significantly higher than what’s been released as the figures only go through the end of August or mid-September. Read more
Hawaii County police have spent nearly $4.2 million on overtime, fringe benefits and other costs so far in connection with 11 weeks of protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope, members of the Hawaii County Council were told Tuesday. Read more
Sensing new momentum for the cause, opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope have turned up their outreach campaign this week to rally against the $1.4 billion project and push for Native Hawaiian rights. Read more
The Hawaii County sum does not include costs incurred by other agencies including the state’s Department of Public Safety, Attorney General’s office, or Department of Land and Natural Resources. Read more
Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim officially released his long-awaited plan for resolving the controversy surrounding Mauna Kea on Monday, distributing a pamphlet that asserts that the site designated for the Thirty Meter Telescope will become the last area of the mountain that is ever developed for a telescope. Read more
