Today, Hawaii Governor David Ige announced, while in Hilo, that the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) team has informed him it will postpone construction until Monday, April 20, 2015.
“I thank TMT for its willingness to be respectful and sensitive to all of Hawai‘i – its special people, its sense of place and its unique host culture,” said Governor Ige.
The Thirty Meter Telescope is a California nonprofit formed by the University of California and the California Institute of Technology. Institutions in Canada, China, India and Japan signed on as partners and would receive a share of observing time. It selected Mauna Kea as the site for the observatory over Chile’s Cerro Armazones mountain in 2009.
Scientists say Mauna Kea’s summit on the Island of Hawaii above most clouds offers some of the world’s best conditions for viewing the skies.
Some Native Hawaiians believe their creation story begins atop the mountain. It’s also a burial site for ancestors and a home to deities.
They filed a lawsuit against the construction and las tweek blocked the highway to prevent construction crews to reach the summit.
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- They filed a lawsuit against the construction and las tweek blocked the highway to prevent construction crews to reach the summit.
- The Thirty Meter Telescope is a California nonprofit formed by the University of California and the California Institute of Technology.
- It selected Mauna Kea as the site for the observatory over Chile’s Cerro Armazones mountain in 2009.
