TMT delays decision Friday April 13, 2018.
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The future of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea remains uncertain after project officials delayed a crucial decision this week.
On Friday morning, TMT officials issued the following statement:
The TMT International Observatory (TIO) Board of Governors at its meeting this week deferred a decision on whether to continue towards building the Thirty Meter Telescope in Hawaii, or to consider the alternative in the Canary Islands.
A decision will be made on the planned location of the Thirty Meter Telescope as further progress is made in the legal and regulatory processes at both proposed sites.
While TMT had said April was its deadline to make a decision, it now has no deadline.