Significant opposition to the award has come in from the very community the grant would impact.

The state land board granted approval for the permit while a contested case hearing was still pending, violating the rights of the hearing petitioners.

The Thirty Meter Telescope Corporation continues to postpone construction efforts on Mauna Kea, but Governor Ige says the corporation has the right to proceed.

The Native Hawaiian council of the University of Hawaiʻi system has called for a system-wide walkout among all Native Hawaiian-serving programs in protest over the proposed Thirty-Meter Telescope project.

OHA leaders emphasize the need to address unresolved legal matters while the TMT construction moratorium remains in place.