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Henk Rogers, a Hawaii philanthropist and founder and board chair of the nonprofit Blue Planet Foundation, joins Chad Blair to talk about why the Thirty Meter Telescope should be built on Mauna Kea and how the state can become a tech center.

Chad Blair with Blue Planet Foundation Founder Henk Rogers
Chad Blair with Blue Planet Foundation Founder Henk Rogers April Estrellon/Civil Beat

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