article_snippet.sent: Scientists hoping to see 13 billion light years away, giving Scientists a look into the early years of the universe, are facing opposition from Native Hawaiian groups looking to preserve Scientists past.
article_snippet.sent: Protesters say that the mountaintop, where scientists are building the facility to see 13billlion years into the past, is on top of sacred burial ground land .
article_snippet.sent: It is the burial grounds of some of our most sacred and revered ancestors,' said Kealoha Pisciotta, a project opponent. '
article_snippet.sent: The dispute has pitted Native Hawaiians, who believe the telescope site is sacred because the telescope site is where their creation story begins, against scientists, who believe it's an ideal location for one of the world's largest telescopes.
article_snippet.sent: Project opponents question whether land appraisals were done correctly and whether Native Hawaiian groups were consulted, so Native Hawaiian groups have tried to prevent construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope.
article_snippet.sent: While the Native Hawaiian groups do not oppose the Thirty Meter Telescope, the Native Hawaiian groups disagree with constructing the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea.
article_snippet.sent: Protests against the alleged incursion onto sacred land also disrupted a groundbreaking ceremony last year.
article_snippet.sent: There are currently still lawsuits pending against the construction challenging Thirty Meter Telescope land use claims.