article_snippet.sent: The governor's chief of staff, Mike McCartney, said The governor's chief of staff, Mike McCartney office is involved in discussions about the controversy but must decline comment to allow productive conversations to continue.
article_snippet.sent: University spokesman Dan Meisenzahl said the school welcomes all calls for more dialogue and is actively meeting and addressing the issue at the highest levels.
article_snippet.sent: Gary Sanders, the Thirty Meter Telescope project manager, said Friday Gary Sanders, the Thirty Meter Telescope project manager organization appreciates the support his organization's received from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, including in 2009 when the agency endorsed the selection of Mauna Kea as the site for the observatory.
article_snippet.sent: Sanders said Thirty Meter Telescope has been communicating with the governor's office and the university president.
article_snippet.sent: Sanders stressed Thirty Meter Telescope has been discussing The project with the public since 2008, when Thirty Meter Telescope filed a notice for an environmental impact statement.