Thirty Meter Telescope

Hawaii County's Mayor talks about the latest COVID case count and the restrictions he's weighing; Contributing editor Neal Milner discusses "The Truth" on The Long View; Honolulu Civil Beat's Kevin Dayton discusses an emerging plan to use hotel room tax to fund rail; the team leader for the newest telescope on Haleakala shares his hopes for the projects' opening; HPR reporter Ku'uwehi Hiraishi gives us an update on what's next for the Thirty Meter Telescope planned for Maunakea.

A judge has found four Native Hawaiian elders arrested in 2019 while protesting a giant telescope planned for Hawaiʻi's highest peak not guilty of obstructing the mountain's access road.

A lawsuit challenging the use of police forces from other islands to respond to protests over a giant telescope planned for Mauna Kea is headed to the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court.

HILO — The University of Hawaii has proposed installing a teaching telescope on the state's highest mountain and is seeking public input on the…

The National Science Foundation has launched an informal outreach to Hawaii about possible funding efforts for the stalled Thirty Meter Telescope…

HILO — The Hawaii County Council has accepted a $5.3 million agreement with the state for reimbursement of law enforcement overtime costs during…

HILO, Hawaii — The Hawaii County Council has accepted a $5.3 million agreement with the state for reimbursement of law enforcement overtime costs during…

HILO — The Hawaii County Council plans to discuss a new potential agreement with the state about reimbursement for law enforcement costs during…

Observatories on Hawaii's tallest mountain have shut down operations in response to the governor's stay-at-home order aimed at preventing the spread of…

Opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Hawaii's Big Island have pulled out of their camp due to concerns over the spread of the…