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More than 53,000 people have signed a petition opposing the planned observatory.

Exciting discoveries in astronomy are made on the Big Island but observatory directors say there’s no financial profit for institutions.

The growing effort to halt construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope unfolds atop Mauna Kea and at venues like the UH Manoa campus.

Hawaii’s governor says that any further announcements will come from the TMT leadership.

Supporters of the Thirty Meter Telescope on the Big Island were caught unaware by a frenzy of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter posts.

The issues over Mauna Kea have been ongoing for more than a decade and it is not about science.

Gov. Ige’s moratorium on the TMT project gives the UH Board of Regents, OHA and Mayor Billy Kenoi opportunities to revisit past choices.

Hawaiian culture’s historic ideas and values could be put to good use in states where religious and LGBT rights are commonly seen as either/or propositions.

The evidence debunking the fairy tale of Hawaii as the 50th State is conclusive but the news media ignores this.

As a scientist, I cannot stay silent about my disappointment with the widespread opposition to the TMT, especially among students who should be knowledge seekers.