Mauna Kea and the TMT

TMT: The World’s Most Controversial Telescope - 13 minute video from 11/27/19 that gives a look at what the TMT is and what it would actually do. Also touches on why people care about it being built or not built.

‘The Calling’: As TMT stalemate continues, those on both sides prepare for long fight - Video (27 minutes long) from 12/27/19 that talks about why both sides feel so strongly about the TMT and Mauna Kea.

Exploring the timeline leading up to the ‘Conflict on Mauna Kea’ - Great article (and 13 minute video) that summarizes the history of the protests against the TMT.

Conflict on Mauna Kea “Where it Stands” mini-documentary - 16 minute video on the current state (8/2/19) of the TMT and Mauna Kea.

Why Native Hawaiians Protesting Giant Telescope on Mauna Kea Aren't Going Anywhere | NBC Left Field - 10 minute video from 8/13/19 about why the protectors are blocking construction vehicles and why they aren't moving. This video also covers why other people want to build the TMT here.

This Is What Scientists Would Be Missing If The TMT Doesn’t Go On Mauna Kea - Article from Civilbeat about exactly what kind of research and science that the TMT will be doing if it is built.

Native Hawaiian TMT supporter feels the time is now to speak up - Short article and video about why Oliver Crowell supports the TMT.

Mauna Kea Slides - Background information and a general timeline of events.

In Class Readings / Articles:

• Why Native Hawaiians are fighting to protect Maunakea from a telescope - Article written by one of the protesters explaining the situation.
• TMT project contributes to the development of science and education of Hawaii’s children - TMT gives its side of the story.
• TMT Factsheet - Frequently Asked Questions and Factsheet created by the TMT.

Current Protests (July 2019)

34 arrested in protest of massive telescope on sacred Hawaiian peak - Article about the current protests from July 2019.

'This is our last stand.' Protesters on Mauna Kea dig in their heels - Article about the current protests from July 2019.

Hawaiian protesters seek to block telescope project but state vows to proceed - Article about the current protests from July 2019.

Get the Facts - Section of TMT's website that gives factual information about the TMT.

Mauna Kea protests seen as generational shift, pivot point - Article about the political power of the protectors and protesters.

Pu'uhonoua o Pu'uhuluhulu - Website for the protector camp on Mauna Kea Access Road.

WE ARE MAUNA KEA - Video by Jason Momoa and protectors explaining what is happening and why they are doing it.

Very very very very long reports that have a lot of great information to skim through.

• Mauna Kea - The Famous Summit of the Land - A collection of native traditions, historical accounts, and oral history interviews for Mauna Kea. This is a long background information report on the area put together for the State of Hawai'i.
• Environmental Impact Statement - Final Report approved in 2010 about how the TMT will affect the environment where it is built.
• BLNR Report on their ruling in the Contested Case Hearing - Board of Land and Natural Resources report on their ruling on 9/28/17 to allow the permit for the Thirty Meter Telescope to be built on Mauna Kea.
• TMT Website - Official website of the TMT that goes over their positions and what is currently happening with the telescope and Mauna Kea.

Extra Articles

• Pauahi, The Search For Knowledge, And The Thirty Meter Telescope
• Why the World's Most Powerful Telescope Has Just Been Ruled Unlawful
• Does the Thirty Meter Telescope Pose Environmental Risks?
• Peter Apo: Let There Be Light On The TMT

Extra Extra Articles

• State Supreme Court rules in favor of Thirty Meter Telescope’s construction
• Giant Telescope Atop Hawaii’s Mauna Kea Should Be Approved, Judge Says
• Telescope Project Still Faces Fight From Hawaiian Opponents
• State's highest court upholds sublease for Thirty Meter Telescope
• Ian Lind: A Judge’s Findings Leave TMT Opponents Few Options
• Pauahi, The Search For Knowledge, And The Thirty Meter Telescope
• The mountain-top battle over the Thirty Meter Telescope
• Ian Lind: The 'Kingdom Defense' is a dead end for Mauna Kea protestors
• Peter Apo: The TMT Honors Mauna Kea Through Universal Exploration
• How a Hawaiian mountaintop became a battleground between native activists and astronomers
• Protecting Mauna A Wakea: The Space Between Science and Spirituality
• Protesters Ask ‘Voice of the Hawaiian People’ to Stop Mauna Kea Telescope
• House of the sun
• Hawaii Court Rescinds Permit to Build Thirty Meter Telescope
• Ian Lind: What The Supreme Court’s TMT Decision Didn’t Say
• Supreme Court Rulings Leave Hawaiian Concerns In Limbo
• Thirty Meter Telescope may not be built in Hawaii, say astronomers
• Under Hawaii’s Starriest Skies, a Fight Over Sacred Ground

Videos:

• Why Block TMT on Mauna Kea?
• PBS NewsHour: The sacred and the scientific clash on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea
• Insights on PBS Hawaii: Should the Thirty Meter Telescope Be Built?
• Hawaii Rising: Mauna Kea - TMT Standoff 6/24/2015
• Mauna Kea Press Conference 7/1/2015
• One Rhythm - Stand Up and Rise
• Ryan Hiraoka - Rise Up Hawaiian People
• Kaulana Nā Pua - Aloha ʻĀina Montage
• Protesters arrested on Mauna Kea for violating new DLNR rules