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It should go to the Canary Islands, where there is 100% support:

https://physicsworld.com/a/thirty-meter-telescope-forges-ahe...

The Mauna Kea site is a better one, in terms of observing conditions. It's higher, drier, has fewer cloudy nights, better atmospheric turbulence conditions, etc.

It's also a place of immense cultural significance to the native population.

Maybe we can knock down the Vatican and build this telescope, since we are in the business of ignoring the local's wishes.

TMT faces opposition at La Palma too:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/stalled-hawaii-giant...

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