Giant telescope will be built on sacred Native Hawaiian peak

HONOLULU (AP) — After years of protests and legal battles, Hawaii officials have announced that a massive telescope which will allow scientists to peer into the most distant reaches of our early universe will be built on a volcano that some consider sacred.
Gov. David Ige said Thursday that the state has issued a “notice to proceed” for the Thirty Meter Telescope project.
In October, a state Supreme Court’s 4-1 ruling upheld the project’s permits for the $1.4 billio