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Judges To Decide if Ige Can Be Called As Witness In Hearing
A hearing on whether or not Gov. David Ige’s emergency proclamation could be invalidated is scheduled to begin on Thursday.
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Mauna Kea Protests Leave Observatory Workers Trapped In The Middle
Many telescope staffers are frustrated by not being able to work, but they understand where the protesters are coming from.
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Mayor Kim: Hawaiian Leaders Want To Meet Again On Telescope
Many of the leaders the Big Island mayor talked with Monday were from Oahu. He met earlier with the protesters at Mauna Kea Access Road.
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SLIDESHOW: The Routines Of Life At Mauna Kea Base Camp
Daily classes, medical care and a food tent: Thirty Meter Telescope opponents of all ages settle in for what could be a long standoff.
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Thirty Meter Telescope Supporters: ‘Build It’
As dueling rallies unfold on both sides of the street, TMT backers talk about the project’s scientific and economic benefits.
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Trisha Kehaulani Watson: ‘Kapu Aloha Is Holding Everyone Together’
Long-held divisions are melting away. Hawaiians are healing, not only as individuals, but as a community.
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Dozens Of Astronomy Projects Are On Hold At Empty Observatories
Authorities and opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope can’t agree on who should be allowed up the Mauna Kea Access Road.
Chad Blair: Putting Harry Kim In Charge May Be Ige’s Best Move In TMT Standoff
The Big Island mayor moves much more comfortably among the Mauna Kea protesters than Hawaii’s governor could ever hope to do.
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Ige Asks Hawaii County Mayor To Take Over TMT Talks
UPDATED: The governor finally visits the mountain on Day 9 of massive protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope construction.
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Can The Thirty Meter Telescope Survive Growing Opposition?
UPDATED: Gov. David Ige’s cabinet members spent most of Monday in meetings to discuss the future of the project planned for Mauna Kea.