TMT construction begins Monday 15 July

[ironyak]

macuu222 - Are the employees that work for the observatories that can't get up to the mountain to do their jobs because of the blockade still getting paid?

HTH mentions that at least for some observatories, most workers are doing prep and paper work instead of regular jobs. Also notes the missed opportunities such as once-in-a-lifetime transit of an exoplanet.

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/201...elescopes/