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Mauna Kea was announced as TMT's preferred site in 2009. [4] Opposition to the project began shortly after the announcement of Mauna Kea as the chosen site out of 5 proposals. While opposition against the observatories on Mauna Kea has been ongoing since the first telescope, built by the University of Hawaii, this protest may be the most vocal.
The group Mauna Kea Anaina Hou made several arguments against the development, including that Mauna Kea was a sacred mountain to Native Hawaiians where many deities live, and that the cinder cone location being proposed was holy in Hawaiian tradition as a burial site for a demi-god.
On April 2, 2015, about 300 protesters gathered on Mauna Kea, some of them trying to block the access road to the summit; 23 arrests were made. [ 94 ] [ 95 ] Once the access road to the summit was cleared by the police, about 40 to 50 protesters began following the heavily laden and slow-moving construction trucks to the summit construction site.
Jan. 23—The Office of Hawaiian Affairs said Monday that it is asking a court to repeal the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority. ... played key roles in the 2015 and 2019 protests on ...
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MKAH made national headlines in 2015 for their lawsuit relating to their protest of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea, on the Island of Hawaii. [19] The Canadian group Idle No More expressed support for Mauna Kea Anaina Hou. [20] Another group that has supported MKAH's efforts is the Sierra Club of Hawaii. [21]
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the summits of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, forecasting from 10 to 15 inches of snowfall. The summits are also under high wind ...
Protestors have clashed with astronomers and the United States government over the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope, and its location on the sacred mountains of Haleakalā and Mauna Kea. The initial movement led to the arrest of six protesters, which spurred further outrage about the suppression of free speech and the suppression of ...