At issue is the TMT's planned location on Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano worshiped by some Hawaiians as the piko, that connects the Hawaiian Islands to the heavens.

有争议的是TMT的计划建造地点——莫纳克亚山，它是被一些夏威夷人信奉为“piko”（夏威夷本地语言中代表着“大海的浪花”，“冲浪运动”，并引申有“阳光”，“生命”，“健康”等含义）的休眠火山，他们认为此山连接着夏威夷群岛和天堂。

Scientists say the mountaintop is the best place to put the Thirty Meter Telescope, or TMT, which is aimed at helping to answer questions about the universe.

科学家认为，该山顶是安放30米望远镜（TMT）的最佳位置，而TMT旨在助力解答关于宇宙的一些问题。

He put DEZ TMT, which is a huge honor growing up being a graffiti writer, having that be so much a part of my identity, part of the reality of my urban experience.

他把 DEZ TMT 放在一边， 这是作为一名涂鸦作家成长过程中的巨大荣誉，它成为我身份的一部分，我城市经历现实的一部分。