TMT construction begins Monday 15 July

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

Give them lots of coffee.

kalianna,
Yes! Kona coffee!

[ironyak]

leilanidude - authorities could also block the cell phone towers
kalakoa - Authorities could fire up a Stingray, collect data from all the protestors' phones

Or they could follow the recommendations of the ACLU in Hawaii which sent a letter to the agencies involved on how best to both protect public safety and constitutional rights (which surprisingly advises against mass surveillance and suppression and more on deescalation and clear communication and recording of the events)
https://acluhi.org/2019/07/12/law-enforc...strations/

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

But we do not have clever people in charge
...
“Again" suggests that they stopped failing at some point.
...
I will be quite surprised if they don't fail us again...

The Hawaii County Police Department sent a Mobile Command Van to the Mauna Kea Access intersection.
It stalled on the highway.
Protestors helped push it off the road so traffic could get through.
This concludes your Monday Hawaii County incompetence update.

https://mobile.twitter.com/hawaiinewsnow...2104871936

[reni]

"The Hawaii County Police Department sent a Mobile Command Van to the Mauna Kea Access intersection.
It stalled on the highway.
Protestors helped push it off the road so traffic could get through.
This concludes your Monday Hawaii County incompetence update."

too funny!!!!

[knieft]

quote:

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Originally posted by HereOnThePrimalEdge

This concludes your Monday Hawaii County incompetence update

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Still better than Standing Rock, at least so far. I guess when you’re protesting a non-profit it is quite a bit different than protesting an oil company.

15 minutes of fame every few years, I guess. If only all that energy would go to something useful (OHA, DLNR).

Cheers,
Kirt

[Chunkster]

Multiple news agencies are reporting that the state and county have caved (for today, at least) and gone home without having moved any equipment up the mountain or arrested anyone for blocking the road. Why am I not surprised?

[kalakoa]

state and county have caved

It was all just a big misunderstanding.

[birdmove]

So, they are letting the protesters get away with blocking roads huh?

Jon in Keaau/HPP

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

A gate was installed over the cattle grate on which protestors had chained themselves earlier.

Protestors chanted “take the gate down, take the gate down...”

State workers removed the gate.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ahofschneider...5969994752

[TomK]

A perspective from one of the MKO astronomers, Thayne Currie. Note that this was filmed yesterday before today's events.

https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2019/...rtainties/