BREAKING: Hawaii Supreme Court issues order temporarily preventing TMT construction
HAWAII NEWS NOW - HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Supreme Court has issued an order that will temporarily prevent construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea.The court said, in an order issued Tuesday afternoon, that "the permits and ruling that allow construction ... are stayed pending the court's final decision on the appeal."The court was responding to a plea from telescope opponents who argued that the telescope company and the state were disrespecting t
BIVN Update 11/17/15
Big Island Video News - Crews working on behalf of the Thirty Meter Telescope may attempt to return to the construction site on the northern plateau of the summit of Mauna Kea on Wednesday. Both sides of the contentious issue are mobilizing for what will likely be another standoff between law enforcement working to ensure access for TMT and Aloha ‘Aina advocates opposed to the $1.4 observatory project. TMT opponents say the kahea has gone out. They are expected to begin to as
3 Telescope Protesters Want to Testify at Trials in Hawaiian
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Three people arrested for blocking telescope construction crews on a mountain held sacred by Native Hawaiians want to testify at their upcoming trials in Hawaiian. Even though Hawaiian is one of the state's official languages, court cases are primarily conducted in English, with interpreters provided for those who speak other languages. The three cases were postponed as court officials arrange for Hawaiian interpreters. During the 2014 fiscal year, there were sev
