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The Rock Shows Solidarity With Protesters Over Keeping Hawaii’s Tallest Mountain Sacred

August 9, 2019

Protesters in Hawaii have gathered together to show their solidarity against the construction of a telescope on the state’s tallest mountain, Mauna Kea because it is considered highly sacred land by some Hawaiians and one person to help support their cause was The Rock.

The Rock visited Hawaii late last month to show that he’s behind the people of Hawaii. Good Morning America caught up with The People’s Champion who stated that there can always be a solution for both sides, you just have to have the right people at the table sharing the right discourse. You can watch his take on the matter below:

Here's why Dwayne @TheRock Johnson visited protesters fighting to keep a telescope off a sacred Hawaiian mountain. https://t.co/LUKfafWg8L pic.twitter.com/XsEn1qa3TC

— Good Morning America (@GMA) August 9, 2019

The Rock spent some of his childhood living in Hawaii and he along with Bruno Mars and actor Jason Momoa both have rallied behind the people of Hawaii. Here’s what protesters have been up to (courtesy of CNN):

Groups opposed to construction of the Thirty-Meter Telescope have blocked a road leading to the top of Mauna Kea for weeks to keep trucks from bringing heavy equipment up the mountain. Mauna Kea — which rises more than 13,000 feet above sea level and is already home to a number of telescopes — is considered sacred ground by some Native Hawaiians.

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