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July 28, 2017

Judge recommends construction permit for contested $1.4B Hawaiian telescope

  • But, telescope officials say they plan to build in Spain's Canary Islands if they can't build in Hawaii.
    • By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
    Associated Press

    HONOLULU — A construction permit should be granted for a giant telescope planned for a Hawaii mountain summit that some consider sacred, a hearings officer recommended Wednesday.

    Retired judge Riki May Amano, who is overseeing contested-case hearings for the Thirty Meter Telescope, had been weighing facts in the case since June, after hearing oftentimes emotional testimony that spanned 44 days.


     
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