Twelve protesters arrested as hundreds gather on ‘sacred’ Hawaii mountain

Daily Mail: Police arrested a dozen Hawaiian demonstrators who blocked builders from starting work on a £1billion telescope which they believe lies on a site of huge Native significance. Officers from both the county office and the Department of Land and Natural Resources stepped in when protesters prevented construction workers from reaching the summit of Mauna Kea on the north of the main island yesterday. Eleven were taken away by Land officers, with another one charged with obstructing by Hawaii County......

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