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Land History March 22, 2026

Mauna Kea: The Mountain They Keep Building On

Thirteen telescopes sit atop Hawai'i's most sacred mountain. The proposed Thirty Meter Telescope would be the fourteenth. The protectors of Mauna Kea are not anti-science. They are pro-aina.

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Land History March 21, 2026

The Overthrow: January 17, 1893

A group of American businessmen backed by US Marines overthrew the sovereign Hawaiian Kingdom. The United States has never returned what was stolen.