This has to be one of the most white racist pro-TMT opinion pieces so far. It's only proof that TMT has turned into more of a white superiority flag than about science. Every time white superiority starts popping up, the comparison to chimps and monkeys starts. Too bad for these people that Man is an Ape, in the Ape family. Mauna Kea is Cultural Conservation Land. How is a giant ground based optical telescope observatory protecting and preserving the Native Hawaiian culture, which the State has committed to? It is obviously defacing the appearance, the appearance of being the hale of Poliahu, in sleeping repose. It was once extremely beautiful before it was bulldozed. TMT is a huge project, it's going to take 8 years to construct and assemble. Those who know science know rapid developments will make TMT obsolete long before it's finished. It will be a powerful optical telescope but ground based optical telescopes are on their way out. TMT is a bad investment for Hawaii island.