"Young people are experiencing the emotional pain of hopelessness. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth aged 10-19 years in the U.S."

"The State does not own the land, nor does TMT."

"Not building the TMT and sending it over to the Canary Islands does not reconcile the damage that has been done."

"The people and lands of Hawaii should remain unified under the single sovereignty of the State of Hawaii, not divided along racial lines."

"We should realize that this project is almost ten years old already and another ten projected to first light."

"This telescope project has caused a firestorm of anger from the Hawaiian community that I’ve never seen in my entire 43 years living in Hawaii."

"Queen Lili‘uokalani sought to promulgate a new constitution reinstating the rights of the Mō‘ī and the kānaka ... stripped by the 1887 Bayonet Constitution."

"At our University of Hawaiʻi, voices on both sides of the Thirty Meter Telescope issue have vigorously advocated for their respective positions."

"The U.S. government, which includes the military, continues to profit greatly in Hawaiʻi post-1893."

"The bill would provide news publishers a safe harbor in which to collectively negotiate with platforms like Google and Facebook."