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It's SO refreshing to see a "screw your make-believe, we've got work to do" attitude win for a change.

"Local traditions", "sacred to native Hawaiians", please. Ugliness is certainly a valid complaint, but from the article photo it seems the (rather cool) telescope site will be a small blip on the large volcano.

Sorry wackjobs and fundamentalists, the whole earth isn't subject to your freaking superstitions. Humans have work to do, work that may help us all live a bit longer and have a planet to call home. You want something worthy of making "sacred"? Try that beautiful new telescope you're privileged enough to host, and the smart people designing, running, and learning from it.