article_snippet.sent: While the Native Hawaiian groups do not oppose the Thirty Meter Telescope itself, the Native Hawaiian groups disagree with the location of the construction on Mauna Kea - the highest point in the state which is considered a home of deities.
article_snippet.sent: Native Hawaiians believe the telescope building site on the summit of Mauna Kea is sacred because Thirty Meter Telescope is where Native Hawaiians creation story begins, said Kealoha Pisciotta, an opponent of the telescope project.
article_snippet.sent: And scientists believe the telescope building site on the summit of Mauna Kea is ideal location for one of the world's largest telescopes because of one of the world's largest telescopes remote and sheltered position, nestled in the crater of a dormant volcano. '
article_snippet.sent: the telescope project is expected to be operational by 2024, the same year a 39-meter telescope is expected to be completed in Chile.
highlights_snippet.sent: Critics believe location on Mauna Kea, the highest point in the state,  is considered a home of deities .
  