The state announced a 'notice to proceed' for the Thirty Meter Telescope project on the Mauna Kea volcano at a news conference on Thursday. The state has issued a 'notice to proceed' for the Thirty Meter Telescope project, Gov. State and county officials arrived at the summit early Thursday morning to remove Native Hawaiian structures that had been built on land where the telescope will be constructed. The base camp for protesters of the Thirty Meter Telescope project occupies a site near the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big IslandThis illustration provided by Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) shows the proposed giant telescope on Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island. This illustration provided by Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) shows the proposed giant telescope on Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island.

Source: Daily Mail June 21, 2019 08:15 UTC