Mirror delivered to giant solar telescope despite Native Hawaiian protest
By Ilima LoomisAug. 2, 2017 , 1:40 PM
PUKALANI, HAWAII—Trucks carrying the primary mirror for the world’s largest solar telescope advanced past a line of protesters in the early morning hours on Wednesday, delivering it to the top of Haleakalā, the 3055-meter summit of Maui. Just after 4 a.m. Hawaii time, several people were arrested in a peaceful demonstration that suddenly turned confrontational.
Several hours later, Thomas Rimmele, project director for the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST), said the caravan of trucks carrying the mirror had entered Haleakalā National Park and reached Science City, a summit site for a handful of academic and U.S. Air Force telescopes. The caravan had not encountered any more obstacles on its journey, he says.
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/08/mirror-delivered-giant-solar-telescope-despite-native-hawaiian-protest
