

TMT Hearing: Does the Project Meet the Eight Criteria?
The contested case hearing for the state Board of Land and Natural Resources Conservation District Use Application (CDUA) continued on Jan. 23, 24, 25 and 26 as petitioners opposing the proposed TMT International Observatory’s (TIO) Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project called their witnesses to the stand in Hilo. The reason for this contested case hearing between proponent parties and petitioners of the TMT is to deem whether or not the project is deserving of the necessary C