article_snippet.sent: Dozens of protesters were arrested on Thursday at the site, a mountain burial ground said to be visited by the snow goddess Poli'Ahu and a Native Hawaiian leader has called for a 30-day moratorium on construction.
article_snippet.sent: Thirty-one people were arrested during protests blocking access to the site for the $1.4billion Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii .
article_snippet.sent: About 300 protesters gathered at the mountain Thursday, and police and state law enforcement arrested 20 people who tried to block a road leading to the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island.
article_snippet.sent: Eleven more were arrested atop the peak of the dormant volcano, the highest point in the state, for alleged trespassing.
article_snippet.sent: Project leaders say Project leaders regret the arrests but safe access to the site needs to be preserved.
article_snippet.sent: The people arrested Thursday were trying to block trucks heading to the peak.
article_snippet.sent: Work got underway after the protesters were arrested and the path to the summit was cleared.
article_snippet.sent: Police said Police warned protesters who formed a roadblock Monday that anyone who obstructed the street would be arrested.
highlights_snippet.sent: Thirty-one people arrested on Thursday as Thirty-one people sat on road to the site .
  