OCCL staff report on Conservation district use permit application HA-3586 Thirty Meter Telescope

Author:

University of Hawaii at Hilo,

Title:

OCCL staff report on Conservation district use permit application HA-3586 Thirty Meter Telescope

Periodical:

TMT

Year:

2011

Subject:

Conservation District Use Application (CDUA) Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)

Summary:

The University of Hawaii is seeking the Conservation District Use Permit (CDUP) for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), a "next-generation" Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope (GSMT). The University is seeking the permit on behalf of the non-profit TMT Observatory Corporation. The Corporation was founded in 2003 by the California Institute of Technology, the University of California, and the Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy. The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) jointed as a Collaborating Institution in 2008; the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences joined as an Observer in 2009; and India joined as an Observer in June 2010. This CDUA contains OCCL staff reports, public testimony, and staff recommendation.

URL:

http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/occl/astronomy-facilities/

Date:

February 2011

Collection:

EIS