TMT construction begins Monday 15 July

[kalakoa]

Apparently it's no big deal because La Palma is almost as good.

https://www.khon2.com/news/national/astr...cope-site/

Despite years of legal battles and months of protests by Native Hawaiian opponents, the international coalition that wants to build the world's largest telescope in Hawaii insists that the islands' highest peak -- Mauna Kea -- is the best place for their $1.4 billion instrument.

But just barely.