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Saiki Finalizes Mauna Kea Working Group Membership


Saiki Finalizes Mauna Kea Working Group Membership - Honolulu Civil Beat
Protest leaders, UH officials and astronomers will all have seats on the panel.
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Membership of a working group tasked with developing a plan to restructure the management of Mauna Kea has been finalized, House Speaker Scott Saiki announced Monday at a press conference.
Among the group’s members are representatives of several state agencies, observatory workers, House lawmakers, University of Hawaii officials and opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope, a $2 billion project that stalled most recently in 2019 amid protests on Mauna Kea.
Saiki appointed Rep. Mark Nakashima, whose district includes Mauna Kea, as chairman of the panel. Work is expected to wrap up by December and in time for the 2022 legislative session. ....

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Proposed Mauna Kea Working Group Is Already Creating Divisions


Proposed Mauna Kea Working Group Is Already Creating Divisions - Honolulu Civil Beat
Proposed Mauna Kea Working Group Is Already Creating Divisions
But proponents hope the group could still be Hawaii’s best chance at building consensus over the future of a mountain considered sacred by many.
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A proposed working group that would determine the future of Mauna Kea is already creating divisions among those who both support and oppose astronomy on the mountain, among Native Hawaiian groups, and among lawmakers in the Legislature.
A joint panel of House legislators advanced resolutions Thursday morning that would form the working group. The proposals, House Resolution 33 and House Concurrent Resolution 41, now await a vote before the full 51-member House. ....

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