Protests are taking place against the plans of building a giant telescope atop Mauna Kea. On Wednesday, protestors came down from the mountain to attend a meeting around the King Kamehameha statue in Honolulu. But a few of them remained on the mountain in order to ensure that workers do not re-start the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope.

Protestors have been camping on the Big Island mountain, said Kahookahi Kanuha, one of the leaders who is against the project. On Wednesday, a new conference was organized at the base of the statue.

Main agenda of the meeting was to discuss the last week's success in which crews tried to travel to the mountain to start the work, but they had to go back after being stopped by hundreds of protestors and larger boulders.

For now, the company responsible for constructing the telescope has not given any updated as to when it is planning to restart the work. Since April, no work has been done and protests are being carried out as protestors have affirmed that they have been protecting sacred land from getting ruined.

Also, the road that leads to the mountain continues to remain closed. Dan Meisenzahl, a spokesman for the University of Hawaii, said that they have closed the road for safety reasons. He affirmed that for now, they do not have sufficient staff and resources to handle the increased demand on facilities.