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To limit the number of telescopes on Mauna Kea, old ones will be removed at the end of their lifetimes and their sites returned to a natural state.

They did not always prioritize the protection of Mauna Kea’s fragile ecosystems or its holiness to the island’s inhabitants.

There is no reason why everyone cannot be welcomed on Mauna Kea to embrace their cultural heritage and to study the stars.Robert F.

The astronomy community is making compromises to change its use of Mauna Kea.

Rested in the Pacific Ocean, Mauna Kea’s peak rises above the bulk of our planet’s dense atmosphere, where conditions allow telescopes to obtain images of unsurpassed clarity.

Opposition to telescopes on Mauna Kea is nothing new.

Calls to disassemble all telescopes on Mauna Kea or to ban future development there ignore the reality that astronomy and Hawaiian culture both seek to answer big questions about who we are, where we come from and where we are going.

But Mauna Kea is also home to some of the world’s most powerful telescopes.

At issue is the TMT’s planned location on Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano worshiped by some Hawaiians as the piko , that connects the Hawaiian Islands to the heavens.

At issue is the TMT's planned location on Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano worshiped by some Hawaiians as the piko that connects the Hawaiian Islands to the heavens.

But Mauna Kea is also home to some of the world's most powerful telescopes.

There is no reason why everyone cannot be welcomed on Mauna Kea to embrace their cultural heritage and to study the stars.