Supreme Court justices rule TMT permit illegal
Read the concurring opinion outlining the reasons the project must be stopped - for now.
The Hawaii Supreme Court voted unanimously, today, to vacate the permit allowing the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT) to be constructed on Mauna Kea. The court ruled that the state Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) wrongfully approved a conservation use permit in 2011 prior to holding a contested case hearing. Project officials will have to return to the BLNR to get new approval for the project.
Here is a link to the concurring opinion by judges Pollack, Wilson and McKenna.