Hawaii Supreme Court says NO to Telescope atop Mauna Kea.

A hidden tourism destination, a world class technical project and the exploration of stars are progressing on top of the Mauna Kea mountain on the Hawaii Big Island.

A hidden tourism destination, a world class technical project and the exploration of stars are progressing on top of the Mauna Kea mountain on the Hawaii Big Island. Today the Hawaii State Supreme Court today invalidated the permit allowing construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea.

The court said the state Board of Land and Natural Resources erred when it issued the permit before a contested case hearing was held for the $1.4 billion project. The justices sent the case back to the board for a hearing.

The court on Nov. 17 granted a request for an emergency stay that blocked crews from working at the TMT site through today, averting a confrontation with protesters who had planned to stop crews from performing vehicle maintenance and repair at the work site.

Todayโ€™s order could set back the project months to years while it goes through permitting again.

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