Polynesian Voyaging Society will NOT come out directly to support the TMT. I'm sure they're afraid that it will create too much of a division in the Hawaiian community. 

That shouldn't stop them from inviting astronomers who support the TMT to speak to them on issues that the TMT addresses. It would be a good time to talk about whether new facts on the creation of the universe would harm the traditional Hawaiian view of creation. So is it wrong to stop the advancement of science which would show facts contrary to religion and tradition.