Photos and articles about Mauna Kea Oct. 7, 2014

Photos and articles about Mauna Kea Oct. 7, 2014

SELECTED PHOTOS & NEWS LINKS from October 7th, 2014—An amazing day of unity that ended up shutting down the groundbreaking ceremony for the TMT mega-telescope on sacred Mauna Kea. This is a selection of photos from social media, reposted via Hualalai N Alohi Keohuloa, Evan Bordessa, Occupy Hilo & others. ‪#‎protectmaunakea‬ ‪#‎buildingTMT‬

***Selected news articles & video links:

*Hawaii telescope groundbreaking, blessing delayed
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26729950/hawaii-telescope-groundbreaking-blessing-delayed
* Hawai’i Tribune-Herald: TMT groundbreaking disrupted
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/tmt-groundbreaking-disrupted
* AP: Protesters halt Mauna Kea telescope groundbreaking
http://www.chron.com/business/technology/article/Protesters-halt-Hawaii-telescope-groundbreaking-5807781.php
* KITV4: Protesters disrupt Mauna Kea telescope groundbreaking
http://www.kitv.com/news/protesters-disrupt-mauna-kea-telescope-groundbreaking/28998256

* Video: TMT Opponents Halt Groundbreaking Ceremony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ4Gt35hs-s
* Video: Protesters halt Mauna Kea telescope groundbreaking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4dv8IU7LsA#t=72
* Video: Blockade Chant
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152814927386155
* Video: KITV4 news about the protests
http://www.kitv.com/news/mauna-kea-telescope-blessing-draws-protestors/29004510
* Video: Mayor Kenoi at the #buildingTMT blockade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA_9VSamqdk

* UPI: Protestors object plans to build telescope on land sacred to native Hawaiians
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2014/10/08/Protestors-object-plans-to-build-telescope-on-land-sacred-to-native-Hawaiians/6821412737145/
* NPR: Protests Disrupt Telescope Groundbreaking In Hawaii
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/10/08/354477691/protests-disrupt-telescope-groundbreaking-in-hawaii
* SF Chronicle: Peaceful protest in Palo Alto against massive Mauna Kea telescope
http://blog.sfgate.com/hawaii/2014/10/07/peaceful-protest-in-palo-alto-against-massive-mauna-kea-telescope/#27343101=0
* Mauna Kea Protest Oct 7 Press Release:
http://sacredmaunakea.wordpress.com/
* MLPA Initiative funder pledged $250 million for Maua Kea telescope
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/10/07/18762577.php
* KHON2: Telescope groundbreaking ceremony on Mauna Kea delayed by protesters
http://khon2.com/2014/10/07/telescope-groundbreaking-ceremony-on-mauna-kea-delayed-by-protesters/
* Pacific Business News: Groundbreaking for $1.3B Thirty Meter Telescope in Hawaii delayed
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2014/10/07/groundbreaking-for-1-3b-thirty-meter-telescope-in.html
* China Topix: Native Hawaiians Halt Groundbreaking for TMT in Hawaii
http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/15055/20141008/hawaii-protesters-telescope-thirty-meter-telescope-tmt-mauna-kea-mauna-kea-summit-native-hawaiians-hawaiian-protesters-groundbreaking-delay-blessing-ceremony-tmt-observatory.htm
* Maine News Online: Thirty Meter Telescope’s Groundbreaking Ceremony Thwarted by Protestors
http://mainenewsonline.com/content/14101079-thirty-meter-telescope-s-groundbreaking-ceremony-thwarted
* The Ecologist: Native Hawaiians protest ‘sacred mountain’ telescope
http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_round_up/2585795/native_hawaiians_protest_sacred_mountain_telescope.html

*** For background info about Mauna Kea see:
Sacred Mauna Kea wordpress:
http://http://sacredmaunakea.wordpress.com/
Indigenous Hawaiians Fight Proposed Telescope on Sacred Mauna Kea
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/06/24/indigenous-hawaiians-fight-proposed-telescope-sacred-mauna-kea-155426
Video: Sacred Mountain by Pua Case
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUSVUQK9Bq4
Mauna Kea—Temple Under Siege film:
http://www.oiwi.tv/channels/culture/mauna-kea-temple-under-siege/
Sacred Land Film Project—Mauna Kea:
http://www.sacredland.org/mauna-kea/
Protect Mauna Kea facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Protect-Mauna-Kea/138435822892206