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October 20, 2016

New hearing starts on permits for $1.4B Hawaiian telescope

  • Universities in California and Canada want to build the telescope on a dormant volcano. Opponents say the project will desecrate sacred land.
    • By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
    Associated Press

    HONOLULU — A $1.4 billion project to build one of the world's largest telescopes is up against intense protests by Native Hawaiians and others who say building it on the Big Island's Mauna Kea mountain will desecrate sacred land.

    Hearings for the project's construction permit are set to begin Thursday and expected to last until next month. It's the second time the project has faced the proceedings.


     
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