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Native Hawaiians Scored A Major Victory In The Fight Over The Thirty Metre Telescope
Many Native Hawaiians have been protesting the construction of the proposed Thirty Metre Telescope atop sacred Mauna Kea for months. They scored a victory on Thursday when Hawaii Governor David Ige announced that construction efforts were hitting pause.
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A Hurricane Obliterated Hawaii’s Most Spectacular Reef
Rapture Reef was an undersea Eden, hundreds of miles out in a remote, ocean wilderness. It was a pristine, coral wonderland, renowned among marine biologists. But now it’s gone. This month, stunned scientists discovered that a hurricane wiped Rapture Reef off the map last spring.
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Hundreds Of Protestors Block Work Crews Ahead Of Thirty Meter Telescope Construction In Hawaii
Construction preparation for what is supposed to be one of the world’s biggest and most powerful telescopes was set to begin on Tuesday in Hawaii, but opponents aren’t making it easy.
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Opponents Plan To Stop Controversial Hawaiian Telescope’s Construction ‘At Whatever Cost’
Native Hawaiians have a long history of losing battles over their land. This stems all the way back to the late 1800s when white sugar farmers overthrew the Hawaiian Kingdom. Today, the battle lines are drawn around Mauna Kea, a sacred mountain that’s ultimately what drew the Polynesians to Hawaii, according to folklore. Ancestors are…