HONOLULU Demonstrations against the Thirty Meter Telescope have spread to New York, Las Vegas and Honolulus tourist mecca of Waikiki as Native Hawaiians push to protect what they say is a sacred place.
HONOLULU — Demonstrations against the Thirty Meter Telescope have spread to New York, Las Vegas and Honolulu’s tourist mecca of Waikiki as Native Hawaiians push to protect what they say is a sacred place.
In Nevada, a few hundred Native Hawaiians and former Hawaii residents gathered under the famous “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign to show their solidarity with protesters back home.
Elsewhere, video on Twitter showed a few dozen protesters chanting and holding signs and flags in New York’s Union Square.
In Waikiki, hundreds of people marched on sidewalks past tourists and high-rise hotels in opposition to the Thirty Meter Telescope.
