Because the last 20 years and many kupuna that passed away that have fought against the telescopes, the hundreds of community meetings that ended in the wee hours of the morning, the thousands that stood or supported and STILL STAND AND SUPPORT the protectors and those who are for NO TMT/TIO, I guess all that wasn't good enough?  polls from where?  The State Sponsored news papers?  WHATEVER... TMT pages have low member numbers on their social media, which is why they have to pay for Media Relations Firms to "drum up support".  We aren't ANTI-science, we are ANTI-desecration... There is enough up there and the community has been saying it for over 20 years.