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Police force has been questioned following an injury reported during an arrest of one of the demonstrators during the Kāko’o Haleakalā protest on Maui Wednesday

Six people were arrested during a Kāko’o Haleakalā demonstration in which protesters formed lines, bound together at the hands and lay on the ground as police..

The Thirty Meter Telescope or TMT project site is the last new area on the mountain where a telescope project will be contemplated or sought by the University, UH officials said.

A 120 day emergency rule that was implemented prohibiting camping atop Mauna Kea at night was invalidated by a circuit court judge on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Since the rule was enacted on July 14, several enforcement operations were conducted, resulting in a total of 21 reported citations or arrests.

In a third law enforcement operation since a 120 emergency rule was enacted, state officers with the Department of Land and Natural Resources dismantled and confiscated a large tent that protesters had erected atop Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

This is the second round of arrests made since a 120-day emergency rule was passed by the Board of Land and Natural Resources and signed by the governor in July.

A total of eight people were arrested overnight during a demonstration against the ongoing construction of the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope atop Haleakalā. The arrests include the following…

The Kākoʻo Haleakalā group has mobilized for a third time in opposition to the ongoing construction of the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope atop Haleakalā. Flares were lit on the road outside of the gate where a convoy carrying equipment and telescope parts was scheduled to depart this evening.

The group Kākoʻo Haleakalā is mobilizing for the third time in protection of Haleakalā with demonstrations planned on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 at two locations: the Central Maui Base Yard on Mokulele Highway AND at the junction of Haleakalā Highway (Crater Road) and Kekaulike Avenue.

Crater Road and Haleakalā National Park’s summit road will close to visitor traffic while a slow moving convoy transports extremely wide loads to the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope near the volcano’s summit from 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015.

Maui police identified the 20 individuals arrested (13 males and 7 women) and charged for blocking a convoy of heavy equipment and telescope parts from being delivered to Haleakala for the ongoing construction of the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope.

At 12:46 a.m., on Friday, July 31, two semi truck loads of material were escorted through the crowd of remaining demonstrators near the Central Maui Baseyard off of the Mokulele Highway. Arrests continued into the night with at least 20 people removed and handcuffed during the incident.

The Northrop Grumman Corporation today announced that the large mirror crafted for the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope atop Haleakalā has been formally accepted for use on Maui. The announcement comes as demonstrators plan to block a convoy from delivering telescope parts and equipment to the summit tonight.

For the second time in as many months, individuals opposed to ongoing construction of the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope atop Haleakalā will hold a demonstration on Maui.

The announcement comes on the heels of a cancelled convoy in June amid ongoing issues surrounding development atop the summit areas of some of Hawaiʻi’s highest mountains.

Governor Ige said, “The rule is in effect for 120 days only and gives the state an additional tool to keep the road safe for all.” The rule limits the use of the Mauna Kea road between the hours of 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. and prohibits camping equipment in restricted areas.

The boulders and rock structures that were found on the gravel road leading to the summit of Mauna Kea yesterday have since been removed, but the road remains closed until further notice.

A slow moving convoy that was scheduled to depart from the area to deliver equipment to the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope currently under construction at Haleakala, did not leave at 10 p.m. as planned. As of 2:30 a.m. demonstrators on site continued to hold their ground.

Eleven individuals were arrested today during an ongoing demonstration against construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope or TMT atop Mauna Kea on Hawaiʻi Island. The demonstrators are part of an ongoing effort by cultural groups and concerned citizens seeking protection of the site from development. Among those arrested were longtime cultural advocates Kaleikoa Kaeo of Maui and Andre Perez of Oʻahu. A complete list is expected to be forthcoming from the Hawaiʻi County Police Department. As part of the demonstration, which has since entered its ninetieth day, two stone ahu or altars were constructed at the site. ***Check back for updates as further details surface.

The vigil comes amid ongoing demonstrations and new arrests at the Mauna Kea site where the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope was scheduled to resume construction. The vigil also comes as a wide-load convoy makes it way from the Central Maui Baseyard to the summit of Haleakalā to deliver equipment for the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope on Maui.