HONOLULU, April 15 (UPI) -- Officials in Hawaii say construction of a giant telescope on the summit of Mauna Kea, opposed by many Hawaiians who consider it sacred ground, can go ahead.
A permit for the planned Thirty Meter Telescope on the island of Hawaii means construction of the facility could start in April 2014 on the top of the 13,800-foot-high summit, Nature reported Monday.