Construction Site: Road and Dozen Elders

construction site: Another eight shackled themselves to each other over a grate in the road. ; They acted after state officials announced they would close the road to the summit of Mauna Kea so they could begin bringing equipment to the construction site in the coming days, according to The Japan Times. The confrontation was a dramatic start to what could be weeks or more of protests pitting scientific discovery against cultural preservation and indigenous rights. About a dozen elders, or kupuna, sat in chairs at the start of the road on Monday, committed to being arrested if need be. Authorities didn't arrest anyone, saying their priority was installing concrete barriers along a nearby highway to create a buffer between speeding cars and the large numbers of people congregating in the area. Hundreds of protesters remained at the scene and many promised to continue their fight. No construction vehicles went up to the summit. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.