#Big Island Now TMT
LETTER: TMT Solutions: From Golf to Science to Faith
“The entire summit and all the existing observatories are also ultimately affected—and the whole of science.”
TMT Hearing: Native Hawaiian PUEO President Supports TMT Project
PUEO President and University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Ph.D. candidate Keahi Warfield took the stand in support of the TMT project.
TMT Hearing: DLNR Administrator Subpoenaed to Testify
DLNR’s Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands Administrator Sam Lemmo subpoenaed to testify in TMT contested case hearing.
TMT Hearing Continues
Some declared Friday that TIO no longer has a sublease and should be dismissed from the hearing since it wouldn’t have a property interest
TMT Hearing: University of Hawai‘i Rests It’s Case
UH Attorney Ian Sandison rested the university’s case following the conclusion of direct testimony and cross-examination of witness Tom Nance.
TMT Hearing: Emotions Continue to Run High
Petitioner Cindy Freitas was overcome with emotion during her cross-examination of Office of Mauna Kea Management Director Stephanie Nagata.
TMT Hearing: Tension High as OMKM Director Testifies
Stephanie Nagata, director of the Office of Mauna Kea Management, testified that she does not believe Mauna Kea or any site in Hawai‘i is sacred.
TMT Hearing: OMKM Natural Resources Manager Testifies
OMKM Environment and Natural Resource Program manager testifies native ferns are located within the proposed TMT site.
TMT Hearing: UH Calls Archeologist to the Stand
Archeologist testifies on burials in Mauna Kea Science Reserve.
TMT Hearing: Hawaiian Language Ruling Clarified
Hearing Officer Amano said she is aware of the laws and cited Hawai‘i State Constitution as well as a federal case that ruled an interpreter is not required.
TMT Hearing: Hawaiian Language Restricted
University of Hawai‘i at Hilo witnesses Wallace Ishibashi Jr. and Dr. Clifford Smith testified in the BLNR Contested Case Hearing on the TMT on Dec. 1.
TMT Hearing: Native Hawaiian Practitioner Testifies
Native Hawaiian practitioner Wallace Ishibashi Jr. was called to the witness stand.
TMT Petitioners File Hawai‘i Supreme Court Appeal
According to a court record, the appellants argue that Judge Amano violated their due process rights with her oral 30-minute cross-examination time limit.
TMT Hearing: Native Hawaiian Navigator Testifies
Native practitioner and navigator Chad Kalepa Baybayan testified about traditional navigation and the use of Mauna Kea from a marine wayfaring perspective.
