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“He considered watering it down, but his despondency kept him ensconced in his ratty old La-Z-Boy. He recalled his confusion when scaffolding appeared on the summit ridge that winter—onset of the 88-inch telescope’s construction—and wondered what in hell was giving Kukahau‘ula that ugly new profile? Months later, a dome started taking shape, and the newspapers explained that NASA had decided Mauna Kea was the best place on Earth to study the heavens. Johnny’s native wife, Nani, told him an”
― Tom Peek, Mauna Kea: A Novel of Hawai‘i