Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson visited protesters blocking construction of a giant telescope in Hawaii on Wednesday.
HONOLULU — Hollywood actor Dwayne"The Rock" Johnson visited protesters blocking construction of a giant telescope on Wednesday as the Hawaii governor's envoy to Native Hawaiian leaders prepared to start talks to find a way out of the impasse.
Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson visits with kupuna, an honored elder, during a visit to the protest site blocking the construction of the TMT telescope on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at the base of Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island.Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim, who is the governor's envoy to the protesters, said he's organizing the first of many meetings with Native Hawaiian leaders.
Kim said the governor called him Monday night to ask him to take on the role. He recalled saying a silent prayer to help him"do the right thing for the right reasons."Kim said he didn't have a time frame for when he hoped to finish talks, just"as soon as possible."in reflection of how successive governments have treated the Hawaiian people since the U.S.-backed overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893.
The protesters object to building the Thirty Meter Telescope because they are concerned it will harm a site some Native Hawaiians believe to be sacred.
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