Hawaii Supreme Court approves giant telescope atop Mauna Kea
The Supreme Court of Hawaii on Tuesday cleared the way for astronomers to build one of the largest telescopes in the world on Mauna Kea by dismissing a legal challenge of native Hawaiians aimed at blocking the project.
Justice McKenna, writing for the court’s majority in the 4-1 decision, dismissed the appellant’s claims that “Mauna Kea, as a sacred manifestation of their ancestry,
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