Holding out “several years“ for construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea may be worth it to get the superior viewing conditions found atop Hawaii’s tallest mountain, according to a committee advising Canada, a partner in the TMT project. Read more
Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim officially released his long-awaited plan for resolving the controversy surrounding Mauna Kea today, proposing in a pamphlet that the site designated for the $1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope should be the last area of the mountain that is ever developed for a telescope. Read more
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has spent more than $39,000 in support of the protest against the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea. Read more
Gov. David Ige’s job approval rating has sunk to a new low amid the ongoing standoff over the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea, though Hawaii voters have an even lower opinion of the Legislature. Read more
Public support for the Thirty Meter Telescope has declined sharply after more than two months of peaceful but determined protests on Mauna Kea, and most voters now oppose the idea of using force to reopen Mauna Kea Access Road to allow construction to move forward, according to a new Honolulu Star- Advertiser poll. Read more
A procession of activists who were arrested for blocking Mauna Kea Access Road in protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope appeared Friday in Hilo District Court to plead not guilty to charges of obstructing the roadway. Read more
Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim confirmed Thursday that his long-awaited blueprint for the future of Mauna Kea will include a plan to build the Thirty Meter Telescope. Read more
The state Attorney General’s Office has slapped a subpoena on the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs demanding detailed information about support provided to the TMT opponents. Read more
Pu‘uhonua o Pu‘uhuluhulu Maunakea, leaders of the protests on Mauna Kea, are calling for a federal investigation into the state’s enforcement of Thirty Meter Telescope opponents and asking for the removal of a Hawaii County police officer who they said spread misinformation. Read more
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Honolulu police have located a man who allegedly invited the public to a “mass shooting” at the state Capitol and have determined he is not a threat, according to a spokesman for the state Attorney General’s Office. Read more
University of Hawaii regent Alapaki Nahale-a declared his support for the activists who are blocking Mauna Kea Access Road during the midday protocol on the road Saturday. Read more
The FBI has issued an alert in connection with a post on social media inviting people to a “mass shooting in the Hawaii state capitol” this weekend. Read more
Gov. David Ige said Friday that he and other state employees have been targeted with death threats amid the escalating friction generated by the ongoing Thirty Meter Telescope standoff. Read more
Ige disclosed the threats today as he and his cabinet members held a news conference asking people on all sides of the issue to be careful with their language. Read more
State conservation enforcement officers are investigating the destruction of four endangered Hawaiian vines near the site where protesters have been blocking Mauna Kea access. Read more
The couple’s foundation has pledged $250 million toward the $1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope. Read more
The man in charge of research and innovation at the University of Hawaii says there’s more at stake in the Thirty Meter Telescope impasse than the loss of an important astronomy outpost. Read more
The convoy is expected to start in Lahaina and travel to Kahului Airport, according to the alert, and motorists are advised to make necessary adjustments to their schedules. Read more
About 1,000 opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope massed at Mauna Kea Access Road by early afternoon Sunday as protest organizers summoned their supporters to prepare for a possible law enforcement sweep of the road as early as today. Read more
Hundreds of vehicles left East Honolulu this morning en route to Maili in support of Thirty Meter Telescope protests underway at Mauna Kea on Hawaii island. Read more
Hundreds of vehicles left East Honolulu this morning en route to Maili in support of Thirty Meter Telescope protests underway at Mauna Kea on Hawaii island. Read more
