TMT traffic enforcement: 24 arrests, 2,237 tickets
Police: 431 cited, 5 arrested amid stepped-up traffic enforcement on Maunakea
KAILUA-KONA Stepped-up traffic enforcement efforts since mid-August on Daniel K. Inouye Highway near Maunakea Access Road have resulted in the issuance of 2,237 citations and arrest of 24 persons amid the Thirty Meter Telescope protest.
DLNR: Protest might be harming endangered plants
Protesters plan to gather outside telescope backer’s home
HONOLULU Native Hawaiian opponents of a giant telescope planned for Maunakea plan to protest outside the California home of one of the observatorys major backers.
If TMT goes, billions of research dollars could go with it
HONOLULU The man in charge of research and innovation at the University of Hawaii says theres more at stake in the Thirty Meter Telescope impasse than the loss of an important astronomy outpost.
Kim preps Maunakea proposal
HILO No police action occurred Monday at the Maunakea Access Road despite fears from Thirty Meter Telescope opponents that a major push from law enforcement is imminent.
TMT opponents expecting sweep this week
MAUNAKEA About 1, 000 opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope massed at Maunakea Access Road by early afternoon Sunday as protest organizers summoned their supporters to prepare for a possible law enforcement sweep of the road sometime this week.
TMT opponents go mobile with protest along Oahu roadways
HONOLULU Hundreds of vehicles began leaving Maunalua Bay in Hawaii Kai at 9 a.m. Sunday, with people shouting ku kiai mauna as they headed toward Maili.
Authorities tearing down illegal structure; traffic backed up on Saddle
Authorities are in the process this morning of tearing down an unpermitted structure along Daniel K. Inouye Highway near Puuhuluhulu.
‘Shame on all of us’ : Legislator blasts Ige, others for allowing Maunakea stalemate
1,806 citations around Maunakea Access Road since Aug. 15
Hawaii County Police released the number of citations issued on Daniel K. Inouye Highway from Aug. 29 to Sept. 5.
Protectors build unpermitted structure
Costs keep rising; County has now spent more than $3.6 million on TMT-related expenses
School year takes toll on camp numbers during week
MAUNAKEA The demonstrators occupying Maunakea Access Road have thinned to a skeleton crew after the start of the school year, but students and teachers still find time to return to the mountain.
Traffic citations, criminal charges increase in second week of Maunakea enforcement
HILO The second week of enhanced traffic enforcement on Daniel K. Inouye Highway near Maunakea Access Road has netted more citations, arrests and criminal charges than the first week, the Hawaii Police Department said in a statement Thursday.
TMT VP says decision needed ‘sooner’ than two years
HILO Although the deadline to begin construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope was pushed back until 2021, project authorities believe a decision about the projects future will have to be made soon.
Decision on rules postponed as TMT foes rally on Oahu
HONOLULU For the second month in a row, the University of Hawaii Board of Regents has postponed decision-making on a new draft of rules governing public and commercial activities on Maunakea.
Hawaii or Spain? Telescope experts say it may not matter
HONOLULU When starlight from billions of years ago zips across the universe and finally comes into focus on Earth, astronomers want their telescopes to be in the best locations possible to see whats out there.
Judge tosses TMT lawsuit
HILO A Hilo judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against the Thirty Meter Telescope that sought an injunction to block its construction because the project did not post a security bond.
Crowd packs court for 9 arrested during TMT protests
HILO An overflow crowd of about 200 people packed a Hilo courtroom and an adjacent hallway as nine kupuna were arraigned this morning on charges they obstructed Maunakea Access Road on July 17 to prevent construction vehicles and workers from scaling Maunakea to build the Thirty Meter Telescope.