Opponents to take aim at giant telescope at Hawaii hearing

HONOLULU (AP) — A $1.4 billion project to build one of the world’s largest telescopes is up against intense protests by Native Hawaiians and others who say building it on the Big Island’s Mauna Kea mountain will desecrate sacred land.
Hearings for the project’s construction permit began Thursday, with a few witnesses for the University of Hawaii, the permit applicant, expected to testify and answer questions from numerous parties involved in the case. It’s the secon