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Proposed Mauna Kea Working Group Is Already Creating Divisions - Honolulu Civil Beat
Proposed Mauna Kea Working Group Is Already Creating Divisions
But proponents hope the group could still be Hawaii’s best chance at building consensus over the future of a mountain considered sacred by many. Reading time: 8 minutes.
A proposed working group that would determine the future of Mauna Kea is already creating divisions among those who both support and oppose astronomy on the mountain, among Native Hawaiian groups, and among lawmakers in the Legislature.
A joint panel of House legislators advanced resolutions Thursday morning that would form the working group. The proposals, House Resolution 33 and House Concurrent Resolution 41, now await a vote before the full 51-member House.