is the Mauna Kea blockade ethical?

[TomK]

I think that's a reasonable assumption, KeaauRich, but certainly can't confirm it's the case. You have to remember that the state and country have been incompetent when it comes to the TMT and Mauna Kea since late 2014 and personally, I see no evidence that has changed.

What happens in the next few days will be interesting. Do the protesters take over controlling access to the summit access road in the absence of law enforcement? Who's going to stop some hot-head causing trouble at the summit? How will the now legal and "free" access to the summit for everyone be assured and enforced? The access road is still blocked by the Kupuna tent, and as shown in the video Obie linked, by people who think they own the road.

I don't think this has been thought through at all.