Hawaii County police have spent more than $3 million on overtime and fringe benefits so far in connection with the weeks of protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope, and that does not include overtime or other costs racked up by other law enforcement agencies. Read more
State Sen. Lorraine Inouye, whose district includes Mauna Kea, is calling on Gov. David Ige to resolve the impasse that has blocked construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope, and is calling on Ige to “protect all of us with your leadership.” Read more
Hawaii County police have spent nearly $3 million on overtime so far in connection with the weeks of protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope, and that does not include overtime or other costs racked up by other law enforcement agencies. Read more
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono visited the site of the protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope and toured the tent encampment at the base of the Mauna Kea Access Road for several hours Monday morning, speaking with protest leaders and Hawaiian elders who assured her the demonstrations are organized and peaceful. Read more
For the protesters and Hawaii’s leaders, making the result a compromise and not a disaster, is an ability that today neither side appears to possess. Read more
To the protesters I say this: Keep the end in mind. There are more challenges ahead. Ask if winning this battle will actually help win the war. Read more
Instead of seeing the protectors on the mountain as crazy Hawaiians, we should consider whether they bring a vision of law that will save our lives. Read more
The opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope who are demonstrating on Mauna Kea are getting logistical support from some major Hawaii institutions. Read more
Greg Chun’s job is to improve UH’s stewardship of the mountain, to update the master plan, environmental impact statement, administrative rules, and to look at the longer term management structure. Read more
At a legislative briefing about the Mauna Kea Access Road, state Sen. Kai Kahele suggested that the land swap between the DOT and the DHHL was not legally consummated. The authority over the road reverts to the DHHL. Read more
The road to resolution on Mauna Kea just got longer — or at least bumpier. Nobody can even agree on who owns the road, to begin with. Read more
The Honolulu Police Department spent $162,351 to assist the state’s law enforcement efforts on Mauna Kea last month. Read more
Jason Momoa has been an outspoken supporter of the TMT protesters who helped popularize the movement in 2015. Read more
Hawaii Sen. Kai Kahele (D, Hilo) questioned whether the state Department of Transportation has legal jurisdiction over Mauna Kea Access Road during a legislative briefing at the state Capitol on Wednesday, setting up what could potentially develop into a larger legal issue for the Thirty Meter Telescope and other telescope sites atop Mauna Kea. Read more
University of Hawaii students protesting construction of a $1.4 billion telescope are expected to have class options allowing them to remain on the mountain, a report said. Read more
University of Hawaii students protesting the construction of a $1.4 billion telescope are expected to have class options allowing them to remain on the mountain, a report said. Read more
Though not exactly fully functional yet, the telescopes atop Mauna Kea are starting to conduct science for the first time in nearly four weeks. Read more
From students to musicians, and now surfers, the opposition to the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea is being spread via numerous social media campaigns. Read more
The congresswoman toured the protest camp on Mauna Kea today, embracing activists and visiting with kupuna, or elders, who have been camped in the roadway for four weeks. Read more
The blockage of the summit road and obstruction of TMT construction — now nearly 30 days old — is taking an economic toll on Hawaii island. Read more
It looks like the Mauna Kea observatories will be back in business after reaching an understanding over access to Mauna Kea Access Road. Read more
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