08-07-2023, 06:31 AM
Thought I'd start this thread just in case anyone had thoughts about the subject. There have been so many threads about this but they have been left in the PW repository of facts vs. lies, truth against myth, and normal people against sock puppets and people who delete all their posts on the subject. Personally, I think the TMT project is dead and the telescope will not be built in Hawaii, but who knows given the change in Mauna Kea Management.
In any case, for those interested, Big Island Now carried out a completely unscientific poll and came up with a majority supporting construction of the TMT. What I found interesting is that the numbers are very consistent with earlier polls about the TMT, i.e., the majority of people in Hawaii support the TMT.
Anyway, the story is here:
"Poll results: Should the Thirty Meter Telescope be built on Maunakea?" - https://bigislandnow.com/2023/08/06/poll...-maunakea/
"But the majority thought the embattled observatory project should still be built atop Hawai‘i’s tallest volcanic mountain, with 2001 (55%) voting yes. Another 144 voted yes, but with caveats. That’s a total of 2,145 votes in favor of the telescope’s construction on the Big Island, or 60%."
In any case, for those interested, Big Island Now carried out a completely unscientific poll and came up with a majority supporting construction of the TMT. What I found interesting is that the numbers are very consistent with earlier polls about the TMT, i.e., the majority of people in Hawaii support the TMT.
Anyway, the story is here:
"Poll results: Should the Thirty Meter Telescope be built on Maunakea?" - https://bigislandnow.com/2023/08/06/poll...-maunakea/
"But the majority thought the embattled observatory project should still be built atop Hawai‘i’s tallest volcanic mountain, with 2001 (55%) voting yes. Another 144 voted yes, but with caveats. That’s a total of 2,145 votes in favor of the telescope’s construction on the Big Island, or 60%."