Construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope continues to remain stalled as protesters are keeping a constant check on the mountain, which is considered scary by many Native Hawaiians. The state is trying to limit protestors’ access to the mountain.

State Attorney General Doug Chin said that camping is not allowed on the mountain. It is important to apply rules that do not allow people to be present within a mile of the mountain’s access road during certain hours in night.

The restricting action has not been liked by protestors. Protestors said such an act would not stop them to keep a constant check on the mountain. In the two days, 40 protestors have been arrested in the two days at the time when the project crew tried to re-start the construction.

Chin said that protestors had out boulders in the road and created unsafe conditions. The University of Hawaii, which has been supervising Mauna Kea, has released logs maintained by them. The logs unveil list of incidents by protestors, including a bomb threat made on Facebook and protestors made throat-cut gesture at workers.

Kahookahi Kanuha, a protest leader, has denied these allegations. University spokesman Dan Meisenzahl said these incidents are being done by very small number of overall people who are present at the mountain for so many months now.

On Friday, more than 100 people have signed up to testify with regard to the state’s proposed rule to limit access and having rules against illegal encampments atop Mauna Kea.