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UH Student Protests Against TMT Continue Cory Lum/Civil Beat

UH Student Protests Against TMT Continue

Students rallied on the UH Manoa campus Monday, calling for a permanent halt to TMT construction and the removal of existing telescopes on Mauna Kea.

Peter Apo: ‘We Are Hawaii and We Will Find a Way’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Peter Apo: ‘We Are Hawaii and We Will Find a Way’

Rather than consider the telescope as an injury to Mauna Kea, perhaps we can view this instrument as an extension of the spirituality directly connecting us to the stars.

Jason Momoa’s Revolt Against Hawaii’s Thirty Meter Telescope Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Jason Momoa’s Revolt Against Hawaii’s Thirty Meter Telescope

The Hollywood star of “Game of Thrones” is galvanizing other celebrities to urge their collective 8 million followers to join the protest.

Moratorium on Mauna Kea Telescope Construction Extended Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Moratorium on Mauna Kea Telescope Construction Extended

Hawaii’s governor says the Thirty Meter Telescope team tells him the work will be postponed until April 20.

Telescope Protesters Prepare for Another Police Showdown Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Telescope Protesters Prepare for Another Police Showdown

UPDATED: Native Hawaiian activists continue to camp out on Mauna Kea, on the watch for construction crews coming to build the Thirty Meter Telescope.

Washington, D.C., Needs More Native Hawaiian Voices Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Washington, D.C., Needs More Native Hawaiian Voices

It is vital to the success of our l膩hui that more Native Hawaiians step up to become leaders and represent our interest in this current political state.

Protesters Ask ‘Voice of the Hawaiian People’ to Stop Mauna Kea Telescope Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Protesters Ask ‘Voice of the Hawaiian People’ to Stop Mauna Kea Telescope

Growing movement to block the $1.4 billion TMT project turns to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for help.

Hawaii Governor Calls ‘Timeout’ on Mauna Kea Telescope Construction Courtesy TMT International Observatory

Hawaii Governor Calls ‘Timeout’ on Mauna Kea Telescope Construction

As protests intensify, Ige wants to pause for a week to talk with the stakeholders.

A New Telescope and the Politics of Cultural Destruction Flickr: vkurland.

A New Telescope and the Politics of Cultural Destruction

The University of Hawai鈥榠’s effort to build a 30-meter telescope atop Mauna Kea begs the question, “When does K膩naka Maoli culture matter?”

Peter Apo: Mauna Kea Under Siege Courtesy TMT International Observatory

Peter Apo: Mauna Kea Under Siege

The Thirty Meter Telescope project is at a flash point. So how does one bridge the apex when science slams head on into culture?