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Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim discusses Mauna Kea

By Cindy Ellen Russell

July 29, 2019

Thirty Meter Telescope

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Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim spoke during a press conference in Hilo on Monday. Kim said Monday he doesn’t want the job to mediate the standoff on Mauna Kea, but will keep working to settle the matter without using physical force. Kim said his next move could be holding a second meeting with the same group of Native Hawaiian leaders he met with Friday.
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Hawaii Mayor Harry Kim spoke during a press conference in Hilo on Monday.
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Three generations of the Ritte family picked up trash in the lava field near Mauna Kea Access Road on Monday. Pictured, clockwise from top left),is Loretta Ritte with her granddaughter, Hiwa Ritte, and daughter Li-Ana Ritte-Corpuz in the foreground.
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Keoki Salas, left, and Kekau Okekawela sorted recyclables along Daniel K. Inouye Highway on Monday near Puuhonua O Puu Huluhulu on Monday. Monday has become cleanup day at the site where opposition to the Thirty Meter Telescope has been taking place.
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Cars waited in a queue along Daniel K. Inouye Highway near the intersection of Mauna Kea Access Road. The Department of Transportation announced that a traffic light will be installed on Tuesday.
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Keoki Horsewill, 13, took a nap in his sister’s stroller along Mauna Kea Access Road on Monday.
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