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Date: Jan 21 22:30 2007

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New vision for Mauna Kea Science Reserve A new University of Hawai'i report on the future of astronomy on Mauna Kea envisions tearing down some observatories to return the land to its original condition, but also renews the call to build a huge $1 billion telescope on an undeveloped part of the mountain. UH is abandoning plans for a major new optical telescope called for in a master plan drafted six years ago, and will dramatically scale back plans to expand the newest observatory, the Submillimeter Array. Read more __________________

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Date: Aug 9 17:06 2006

Mauna Kea decision	Permalink

A judge in Hilo has reversed a permit to build six new telescopes on the summit of Mauna Kea -- a decision that could block future NASA projects on the mountain. The revoked permit was for a $50 million project that NASA already had cancelled because of federal budget cuts. Circuit Judge Glenn Hara ruled last week that the project shouldn't be built anyway until a "comprehensive management plan" was in place that took environmental concerns of the entire summit area into consideration -- such as the impact building would have on endangered indigenous insects and Native Hawaiian rights. Read more __________________

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