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Protesters halt Hawaii telescope groundbreaking

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
Published October 8, 2014 4:48am ET
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Protesters halt Hawaii telescope groundbreaking
Protesters block vehicles from getting to the Thirty Meter Telescope groundbreaking ceremony site at Mauna Kea, Hawaii on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. Protesters halted a groundbreaking and Hawaiian blessing ceremony for the construction of one of the world's largest telescopes. (AP Photo/Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Hollyn Johnson) | Hollyn Johnson

HONOLULU (AP) — A groundbreaking and Hawaiian blessing ceremony came to an abrupt end before it could really get underway Tuesday because of protesters who oppose plans to build one of the world’s largest telescopes near the summit of a mountain held sacred by Native Hawaiians.

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