#High Altitude Observatory
BLNR hosts hearing on proposed Advanced Technology Solar Telescope TONIGHT August 26
The Board of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands, holds a hearing today for the proposed Advanced Technology Solar Telescope planned for construction atop Haleakala on Maui. The meeting gives the public an opportunity to provide testimony on the project’s Conservation District Use Application. Some concerns that have been raised are […]
Meeting to discuss draft Habitat Conservation Plan for Haleakala Solar Telescope, August 23
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will hold a public hearing to receive testimony on the draft “Habitat Conservation Plan for the Construction of the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope at the Haleakala High Altitude Observatory Site Maui, Hawai‘i.” The public hearing will be at 7 p.m. on […]
PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHT ON SOLAR TELESCOPE ATOP HALEAKALA
Public meetings will be held in June to discuss the proposed Advanced Technology Solar Telescope atop Haleakala on Maui. The National Science Foundation is considering funding the construction of the telescope that would be 142.8 feet high and 84 feet in diameter. The solar telescope would be located atop the summit on lands managed by […]
PROPOSED TELESCOPE EIS RELEASED: SCIENTISTS SAY HALEAKALA IS ONLY SITE TO SATISFY GOALS
The State completed work on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on a planned Advanced Technology Solar Telescope atop Haleakala. The project is proposed for location at the High Altitude Observatory site and is subject to a 45 day public comment period. There will be a series of hearings to discuss the findings in June. The […]
