03-18-2017, 07:14 AM
It's not correct to say it's been "planned" for 25 years. We didn't have the technology until Keck was constructed and tested to prove the concept even possible about 23 years ago. After that people begin to think about how to make a large single version. It wasn't until about 10 years ago that the site was chosen. As many testified in the court hearings, there was no indication that Mauna Kea was particularly special to the old traditions and cultures prior to the road being put in and many people "finding religion" there.