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Activists stand their ground at Mauna Kea

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Native Hawaiian practitioner Pua Case recited an oli (chant) during the wai (water) ceremony held Sunday at Puu Huluhulu.

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Protestors marched atop Mauna Kea this morning.

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The rite was attended by hundreds of people gathered in solidarity against the Thirty Meter Telescope, construction of which is scheduled to start this week.

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The Hawaiian flag has been posted upside down, as a sign of distress, above altered stop signs protesting the Thirty Meter Telescope at the intersection of Daniel K. Inouye Hwy and Mauna Kea Access Rd.

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Royal Order of Kamehameha I Ilamuku (chief) Michael Manuel and Native Hawaiian practitioner Pua Case exchanged honi Sunday at the wai (water) ceremony held at Puu Huluhulu.