It appears that there was widespread support 18 months ago, even among Native Hawaiians: https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2018/03/26/hawaii-news/poll-shows-stron

It appears that there was widespread support 18 months ago, even among Native Hawaiians: https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2018/03/26/hawaii-news/poll-shows-strong-public-support-for-thirty-meter-telescope/ https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2018/03/26/hawaii-news/poll-... But the same article says that in 2016 support was much lower. I wonder what is happening to change the level of support over time. Maybe the 2018 poll was just an anomaly. The parent article (hawaiinewsnow.com) makes me sad, because it sounds like opposing the telescope is becoming a way of feeling cultural identity. The desire to feel a part of something is satisfied by mobilizing in opposition to something. I would like to believe that cultural expression and belonging can coexist with modern scientific inquiry. From this page it sounds like the project has done a lot of work to minimize the impact and do community outreach: http://www.maunakeaandtmt.org/facts-about-tmt/ http://www.maunakeaandtmt.org/facts-about-tmt/