&gt;&gt;The mountain, however, is also a state-designated conservation district. Opponents of the project have contended that the planned telescope, which at 18 stories high would be the biggest building on the Big Island, represents industrial development and would violate the rules for such zones.<p>Since when does a research and education institution qualify as &quot;industrial&quot;? All over the US we have schools and universities smack in the middle of residential zones.