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Updated: No one was arrested Monday as hundreds of people protested construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope.

UPDATED: Some Native Hawaiians think construction of a new telescope will desecrate a sacred site that already holds 13 other telescopes.

Officials are committed to escorting construction vehicles for the Thirty Meter Telescope up the mountain this week.

UPDATED: Opponents are still trying to stop the observatory from being built on Mauna Kea and the state is bracing for protests.

This is the latest complaint against the planned observatory, which is on the cusp of breaking ground atop Mauna Kea.

They’re planning to meet with the president of a foundation established by Gordon and Betty Moore that pledged $250 million to the project.

UPDATED: The ruling says the state Board of Land and Natural Resources properly granted a conservation district permit for Mauna Kea.

Kalei Akaka and Esther Kia‘aina will face off for the Oahu trustee seat while three incumbents advance with three challengers to November.

Justice Michael Wilson said he didn’t read the messages from Sam Gon, a member of the state board that approved the telescope project.

The ruling prevents another contested case hearing, but a construction permit appeal is still pending before the court.