Opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope who are camped at the Mauna Kea Access Road are predicting law enforcement will move in as early as Monday to clear the road and the nearby encampment, but Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim said Saturday he is “pretty damn sure” there is no such action planned so soon. Read more
Two Mauna Kea telescopes have won a share of a $3 million prize for the world’s first image of a supermassive black hole. Read more
The Attorney General’s Office continues to withhold information about the overall costs of the state’s law enforcement efforts on Mauna Kea, where demonstrators have been blocking the road leading to the construction site of the Thirty Meter Telescope for nearly two months. Read more
The protesters said they have heard from “multiple sources” that the clearing operation may begin as early as predawn Monday morning, and the Daniel K. Inouye Highway also known as Saddle Road may be closed as early as Sunday. Read more
Law enforcement officials Friday tore down an illegal wooden structure erected by a faction of activists near the main camp of the opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope. Read more
Several hundred vehicles are expected to participate in a Hawaii Kai-to-Maili convoy Sunday morning to raise awareness about the opposition of the Thirty Meter Telescope. Read more
There are concerns that the state will be deploying force to physically remove the protectors from Maunakea sometime soon. The best defense under kapu aloha is to cast light on all such actions. Read more
A convoy of several hundred vehicles driven by people objecting to the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea is expected to make its way from Hawaii Kai to Maili on Sunday morning. Read more
Hawaii officials say they had no choice but to tear the state flag. Read more
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Live Facebook footage from the scene showed authorities using a front-end loader shortly before 10 a.m. to begin crushing and removing the walls of the building. Read more
Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim is asking the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to investigate and “take necessary and appropriate action” in connection with an unpermitted wooden building being constructed in a lava field near the Mauna Kea protest camp. Read more
The activists blocking Mauna Kea Access Road announced Tuesday “there has been word” that the state will use Hawaii National Guard troops and out-of-state law enforcement officers in the next 30 days to clear the way for construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope to begin. Read more
Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim is asking the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to investigate and “take necessary and appropriate action” in connection with an unpermitted wooden building being constructed in a lava field nearthe Mauna Kea protest camp. Read more
The road has been closed since July 15, and 38 people were arrested July 17 as they blocked it to prevent construction equipment from reaching the summit to begin site work for the $1.4 billion TMT project. Read more
The activists blocking construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Mauna Kea are using nonviolent tactics that have successfully spurred social change over the years. Read more
Despite our different backgrounds, we must view each other as equals and work together to better Hawaii Nei through sustainable methods that have allowed us to thrive for so long. Read more
The man responsible for prosecuting the mostly Native Hawaiian elders arrested for protesting construction of a giant telescope said there is no conflict of interest, even though his son works for one of the embattled project’s partners. Read more
University of Hawaii-Manoa students opposed to the Thirty Meter Telescope have launched a sit-in at the Bachman Hall administration building, demanding that the university drop its support for the controversial $1.4 billion astronomy project. Read more
For the second month in a row, the University of Hawaii Board of Regents has postponed decision-making on a new draft of rules governing public and commercial activities on Mauna Kea. Read more
A convention of bird- watchers has canceled a planned meeting on Hawaii island because of uncertainty surrounding protests over building the $1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea. Read more
Thirty Meter Telescope officials acknowledge that their backup site atop a peak on the Spanish Canary island of La Palma is a comparable observatory location, but Hawaii has advantages that scientists say make it slightly better. Read more
