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Hawaii mayor seeks telescope delay as lawmakers cut funding

| February 20, 2020 6:30 AM

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii County's mayor wants to delay construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope for two months or longer, while state lawmakers have approved cuts in law enforcement operations to deal with events such as the demonstrations that blocked access to the telescope.

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