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Pre-hearing conference on the Thirty Meter Telescope will be Friday, June 17, 2016

Pre-hearing conference on the Thirty Meter Telescope will be Friday, June 17, 2016

Jun 7, 2016

 HILO, Hawaii – The next pre-hearing conference on the upcoming Thirty Meter Telescope contested case will be held on Friday, June 17, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the County Council Chambers of the Hawaii County Building in Hilo.The announcement was made in Minute Order Number 8, posted to the Department of Land and Natural Resources Mauna Kea FAQ page.The proceeding will include hearings on Motions to Intervene. Today is the deadline for intervention applications.Right now, the list of parties requesting to intervene in the contested case redux is Harry Fergerstrom, Wai’ala Ahn, Ana Nawahine-Kaho’opi’i, Edward K. Akiona, Richard L DeLeon, Joseph Kualil Lindsey Camara, Hãlonaikaiopuna Mikala-Jiro Fukutomi, Crystal F. West, Mehana Kihoi, C. M. Kaho’okahi Kanuha, Ivy Mcintosh, Eric Hansen, Wilma H. Holi, Jennifer Leina’ala Sleighthoim, Moses Kealamakia Jr., Patricia P. Ikeda, Ricky Cassiday, Michelle Cabalse, Michael Lee, Maelani Lee, Lincoln S. T. Ashida (PUEO), Linda Namauu, Watanabe Ing LLP (TMT), and Keahi Tajon.Two new names requesting to be admitted as a party to the contested case: Maile Taualii PhD, MPH and Danelle Cooper MPH, who are against the TMT permit because they say it is their duty “to ensure the highest level of health for Indigenous/Aboriginal People and to ensure their human rights to health and culture.”“As public health professionals,” Taualii and Cooper stated in their request, “we are concerned in protecting the health of Native Hawaiians by stopping the desecration of Mauna Kea. Building the TMT on Mauna Kea has a negative health impact on Native Hawaiian communities. The TMT has a harmful impact on the cultural practices associated with Mauna Kea. We have... read more

VIDEO: Summary of TMT Discussion and Introduction of PUEO

May 20, 2016

Summary of Big Island News Video: A pre-hearing conference for the Thirty Meter Telescope contested case hearing redux was held on May 16 on Oahu. Attorneys met with hearing officer, Judge Riki May Amano (Ret.), and discussed the schedule for the upcoming proceeding. A number of petitioners are requesting to be admitted as a party to the contested case hearing. So far the list is: Edward Akiona, Waiala Ahn, Hank Fergestrom, Ana Nawahine-Kahoopii, Richard Maele DeLeon, Mehana Kihoi, Kaho’okahi Kanuha, Joseph Kualii Lindsey Camara, Hālonaikaiopuna Mikala-Jiro Fukutomi, Crystal W West, Ivy McIntosh, Wilma H. Holi, Moses Kealamakia, Jr., Michael Kumukauoha Lee, and Ricky Cassiday. Another group – PUEO, Perpetuating Unique Educational Opportunities, which favors astronomy on Mauna Kea – has filed to participate as well. The group includes Shadd Keahi Warfield, Patrick Leo Kahawaiolaa, William H. Brown, and Richard Ha (press release below). PUEO ads momentum to what appears to be a renewed campaign to cast the observatory project in a positive light. New groups and sign waving events touting TMT are popping up, and recently TMT Systems Scientist Dr. Warren Skidmore gave a technology talk at the West Hawaii Civic Center This report was republished from Big Island Video News.... read more