Sad - I liked him in the movies and on G.O.T.

Another 'celebrity' shows himself to be clueless. From Hawaii News Now:

Actor Jason Momoa rallies TMT protesters at Mauna Kea: ‘Telescope’s not being built here’
Hawaii actor Jason Momoa visited the TMT protest at the base of Mauna Kea on Wednesday, becoming the latest celebrity to do so.

Momoa, who has been vocal with his opposition to the Thirty Meter Telescope in social media posts, was greeted by hundreds of protesters and received a ceremonial welcome, with chanting and hula.

I am sorry but that horse left the barn years ago. Yes, the summit is sacred but the telescope is not being built on the summit. There is a 11,228 acre Mauna Kea Science Reserve on the mountain and it contains a special 525 acre Astronomy Precinct which was set aside for science construction back in 1967. The site has been blessed and the Hawaiian priests have already been paid for the land. There are already thirteen large telescopes built there so it is not like this is anything brand new.

These "activists" are just trying to shake down the university. They want a bigger rice bowl. They are causing major damage to the existing instruments as the staff at those observatories are not passing through the blockade and the instruments require constant maintenance.

Momoa seems like a genuinely nice guy but he is out of his depth and does not understand the history of the peak.