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UPDATED: Some Native Hawaiians think construction of a new telescope will desecrate a sacred site that already holds 13 other telescopes.

Officials are committed to escorting construction vehicles for the Thirty Meter Telescope up the mountain this week.

Like many Native Hawaiian controversies of the past, this is a problem that must be managed but cannot be resolved.

UPDATED: Opponents are still trying to stop the observatory from being built on Mauna Kea and the state is bracing for protests.

This is the latest complaint against the planned observatory, which is on the cusp of breaking ground atop Mauna Kea.

The state’s removal of two structures on the mountain ignored traditional and customary rights laws.

The Hawaii governor issued a “notice to proceed” on the giant telescope even as one protester is arrested.

Herds of wild cows on the slopes of Mauna Kea are contributing to rapid ohia death and spreading invasive species, the department says.

A UH Hilo professor dubbed it “Powehi,” but the first black hole to be photographed has no official name.

Astronomers believe there are great discoveries to be made “out there,” whereas Hawaiians believe there are equally great discoveries to be made right here.