Of course you do realize that realistically they are talking about using at the most 10 to 15% (maybe less, but his is just a guestimate) of the total Mauna Kea summit; which makes me wonder, why these protestors cannot accept such facts?  What about the other 85% of the Mauna Kea summit, which is still conservation land, untouched?

I am also glad to see another person with an "open mind" on the subject of the TMT on Mauna Kea;as it seems to be a "rare thing" to see in these discussions.  It's a small slice of Mauna Kea's summit being used for scientific research, now if it was about builidnig across the whole summit of Mauna Kea, that would be a totally different issue and one I could not support and would fight to protect.