Although most of the information on this wiki is aimed at professional observers, the following material may interest a broader audience.
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The Leighton Telescope will be disassembled, removed from Maunakea, transported to the Kawaihae Harbor, and shipped elsewhere for reuse. The Telescope Transport will require intermittent closures of sections of several roads.
Received from Hawaii Department of Health on May 4, 2022:
Approved by BLNR Jan 14, 2022; issued by DLNR, Jan 18, 2022; returned by Caltech Jan 24, 2022.
Published Dec 8, 2021:
The Draft EA was open for public comment Sep 8, 2021 - Nov 4, 2021:
The public comment period has closed.
Comments should be submitted to
Planning Solutions, Inc.
Attn: Mākena White, AICP
711 Kapiʻolani Boulevard, Suite 950
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96813
cso-decom@caltech.edu
There were three public workshops, conducted via zoom, presenting the Draft EA with Q&A. Recordings of each meeting can be found below:
(reverse chronological order)