10-18-2019, 04:29 AM
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/10/18...ong-fight/
Dozens of police officers are standing guard near the scene of a construction site for a controversial wind farm project in Kahuku as the equipment convoy arrived.
Police officers began arriving in droves on foot, by bike and in vehicles around 7:40 a.m. to the area near the construction site, where a large group of protesters were gathered.
The arrival comes hours after 22 people were arrested in Kalaeloa for trying to block the large turbines and other pieces of construction equipment from getting to the North Shore.
Police officers began moving in force just after 11 p.m. Thursday, hours after protesters first began gathering in Kalaeloa.
Then, a few hours later, authorities responded to a downed pole on Kamehameha Highway near Turtle Bay. Police said it appeared the pole was intentionally cut down in an attempt to block the convoy from getting to its destination.
The road was reopened around 7:35 a.m.
Police said 16 women and six men were arrested between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. Friday for disobedience to police officers. Their bail was set at $100 each.
Inez Larson, one of the protesters arrested, said it was necessary to stand her ground.
“I just keep thinking to myself, the desecration of the land is enough and you know, I don’t want anyone watching this to be crying or upset,†Larson said. “We have to do this, the government has forced us to do this. They won’t listen to the people.â€
Here, again: "they won't listen to the people" -- which people? The wind farm is projected to power 16,000 homes; there are maybe 100 protestors. Do those protestors have some kind of special legal status which counts their wishes at 100x the general public?
Dozens of police officers are standing guard near the scene of a construction site for a controversial wind farm project in Kahuku as the equipment convoy arrived.
Police officers began arriving in droves on foot, by bike and in vehicles around 7:40 a.m. to the area near the construction site, where a large group of protesters were gathered.
The arrival comes hours after 22 people were arrested in Kalaeloa for trying to block the large turbines and other pieces of construction equipment from getting to the North Shore.
Police officers began moving in force just after 11 p.m. Thursday, hours after protesters first began gathering in Kalaeloa.
Then, a few hours later, authorities responded to a downed pole on Kamehameha Highway near Turtle Bay. Police said it appeared the pole was intentionally cut down in an attempt to block the convoy from getting to its destination.
The road was reopened around 7:35 a.m.
Police said 16 women and six men were arrested between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. Friday for disobedience to police officers. Their bail was set at $100 each.
Inez Larson, one of the protesters arrested, said it was necessary to stand her ground.
“I just keep thinking to myself, the desecration of the land is enough and you know, I don’t want anyone watching this to be crying or upset,†Larson said. “We have to do this, the government has forced us to do this. They won’t listen to the people.â€
Here, again: "they won't listen to the people" -- which people? The wind farm is projected to power 16,000 homes; there are maybe 100 protestors. Do those protestors have some kind of special legal status which counts their wishes at 100x the general public?