Photo: Jamm Aquino/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP
Dwayne Johnsonjoined protesters at the base of Hawaii’s highest mountain on Wednesday to try and stop the construction of a massive telescope.
TheHobbs & Shawactor was photographed at the protest site on Mauna Kea, a volcano, which is also the location of a site some Native Hawaiians believed to be sacred, according to theAssociated Press.
Johnson, who arrived at the tenth day of protests, told the crowd he was honored to be with them and said, “I stand with you,” according to the AP.
“This is such a critical moment and a pivotal time. Because the world is watching,” he added.
The actor and former wrestlerlived in Hawaiias a child.
Johnson told reporters he “wanted to come here and see our people and stand with them and support them,”KGMB/KHNLreported.
Dwayne Johnson at a protest in Mauna Kea.Jamm Aquino/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP
“The world is watching, and the world is saying we should take a pause and this is where care and decency and love and respect, not only for culture but for humanity really come into play,” he added.
“I realized as I was leaving it is much more than a telescope, it is people who have so much pride and are willing to sacrifice everything they have to protect something that is so incredibly sacred to them,” Johnson said.
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He added, “Mauna Kea represents all of Hawaii.”
Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim told the AP he’s organizing a meeting between the government and Native Hawaiian leaders, adding he hopes the two groups can meet in the middle.
“We do not want this to become the cause of a polarized community,” Kim told the newswire. “That to me is a main issue here.”
source: people.com
