Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 25, Number 10, 1 October 2008 — Telescope meetings set [ARTICLE]

Telescope meetings set

Meetings will be held in October to gauge community mana'o on the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope, whieh when built will be the largest ground-based observatory on Earth. Mauna Kea is one of two possible sites for the project, and while some residents hope to embrace the eeonomie opportunity, others condemn the desecration of the sacred mountain. » Oct. 6 - Kohala High cafeteria, Kapa'au, 5-8 p.m. » Oct. 8 - Kahilu Town Hall, Waimea, 5-8 p.m. » Oct. 9 - Kealakehe Elementary cafeteria, Kona, 6-9 p.m. » Oct. 13 - Ka'ū High cafeteria, Pāhala, 6-9 p.m. » Oct. 14 - Keaukaha Elementary cafeteria, Hilo, 6-9 p.m. » Oct. 15 - Pāhoa High cafeteria, 5-8 p.m. »Oct. 16-BlaisdellCenterPlk-ake Room, Honolulu, 5-8 p.m. For information, visit tmthawaiieis.org.

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