A historic indigenous resistance is unfolding on the Big Island of Hawaii, where thousands have descended on Mauna Kea, a sacred Native site, to defend it from the construction of a $1.4 billion telescope. Scientists say the Thirty Meter Telescope will help them peer into the deepest corners of space, but indigenous resisters say the […]
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Native Hawaiians block construction of telescope on Mauna Kea - lanikai-beach.net
Native Hawaiians call this dormant volcano Mauna Kea, and many consider it sacred. Only high-ranking chiefs and priests are allowed to climb it. Now, Native Hawaiian protesters are blocking the construction of a billion-dollar telescope, on this sacred land. But, the state’s governor has signed an emergency proclamation granting police the power to clear the […]
Day 1 of Mauna Kea TMT construction - lanikai-beach.net
Day 1 of Mauna Kea TMT construction
