Hawaii telescope: Hundreds protesters aim block Mauna Kea project

Associated Press: As hundreds of protesters flocked to a Hawaii mountain to stop workers from resuming construction on a giant telescope that many people oppose, county police arrested a man Wednesday. The man was arrested on Mauna Kea and was being transported to a police station in Hilo, said Hawaii County police Assistant Chief Henry Tavares. He didn't immediately know details of the arrest. Protesters oppose the $1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope because it will be built on land held sacred by many Native......

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