Protesters Force Telescope Builders to Retreat From Hawaiian Mountain
Associated Press - Read original post HERE HONOLULU — Hundreds of protesters on a Hawaii mountain road erupted in cheers Wednesday after construction crews turned around and retreated from the site for what would be one of the world's largest telescopes. The billion-dollar project has drawn intense opposition from Native Hawaiians who say the 18-story observatory on the Big Island's Mauna Kea would desecrate land they consider sacred. Work on the Thirty Meter Telescope has be
Protectors Slow TMT: More arrests as protectors block Thirty Meter Telescope construction on Mauna K
KHON - See Original Post HERE More arrests are being made on Mauna Kea Wednesday as hundreds of protesters block crews from resuming construction on the Thirty Meter Telescope. Protests are staged at the 9,200-foot elevation in an attempt to stop the construction convoy from advancing. They’re spaced roughly 100 yards apart so as authorities disperse one group, another is ready to stop the vehicles. Officers from both Hawaii County police and the state Department of Land and
Mauna Kea showdown looms
Hawaii Tribune Herald - SEE ORIGINAL STORY HERE Ho‘omakaukau, the Hawaiian word for prepare or make ready. That was the message sent out by opponents of the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope following an announcement that the observatory plans to resume construction Wednesday morning of the $1.4 billion project near Mauna Kea’s summit. Opponents say they have every intention of standing their ground and stopping TMT crews — again. “Absolutely nothing has changed,” said Kah
Protecting Mauna Kea: This Is A War
San Diego Free Press - SEE ORIGINAL POST HERE Sitting outside the 10 by 20 foot makeshift tent that has served as my home for the last 34 days on Mauna Kea, I watch the tent poles shudder to the concussion of US Army howitzer cannons firing live shells at their training grounds below. When the wind blows just right, from the south, the rattle of automatic rifle fire reaches the occupation. There’s no denying it: A war rages in Hawai’i. It’s a war on native peoples, a war on w
Hula halau hold summer solstice ceremonies, offer support to Mauna Kea
KHON2 - Sunday marks the summer solstice, an important time in Native Hawaiian culture, so dozens of people across the state held ceremonies and prayers that also included thoughts of Mauna Kea. More than 15 hula halau and their students gathered at Waimanalo Beach Park before sunrise — to dance, pray and sing on the hour. Halau had been practicing for this day for quite a while, but it also turned out to be timely as just last night, an announcement was made that constructio
Hawai`i Supreme Court to hear Mauna Kea TMT permit case
KAHEA - READ ORIGINAL STORY HERE Today, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court issued its order granting the Mauna Kea Hui’s application for transfer of their case concerning the construction of a Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT) on the sacred summits of Mauna Kea from review by the state Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA). Mauna Kea Hui members, Kealoha Pisciotta of Mauna Kea Anaina Hou, Deborah J. Ward, Clarence Kū Ching, the Flores-Case ʻOhana (E. Kalani Flores and Pua Case), Paul Neves,
My Temple, My Mountain
POPULAR SCIENCE - READ ORIGINAL POST HERE I love astronomy. I think about the stars a lot, and I love drawing them even more. The first page of this comic is made up of billions of tiny dots (my carpal tunnel assures you, it is thanks to the magic of digital brushes). So many that the native file size was 2 gigabytes for that page alone! Suffice to say, I was pretty torn when I heard about the controversy in Hawaii over the construction of the new Thirty Meter Telescope on Ma
