Hawaiian protest against new telescope

By Steve Gorman
Updated July 18 2019 - 1:33pm, first published 1:30pm
Police in Hawaii face protesters trying to stop construction of a telescope on a sacred site.
Police in Hawaii face protesters trying to stop construction of a telescope on a sacred site.

Protesters led by a group of native Hawaiian elders have delayed the start of construction of a giant new telescope atop Hawaii's tallest mountain, but state officials began making arrests and vowed the project would ultimately proceed.

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