Hawaiian authorities arrest 30 for protesting a giant telescope

Published July 17, 2019 8:58pm ET



Police arrested about 30 protesters in Hawaii for blocking passage to the construction site of a giant telescope.

The Thirty Meter Telescope is expected to cost $1.4 billion and will be placed on Hawaii’s highest peak, Mauna Kea. The project has created a rift among native Hawaiians that are fine with the project and others protesting the construction on top of what they say is sacred land, according to the Associated Press.

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