article_snippet.sent: Hawaiians absolutely believe in science.
article_snippet.sent: The future Aquaman star, who is Kanaka Maoli, posted pictures on his Instagram thrusting a staff into the air in the direction of current Mauna Kea telescopes.
article_snippet.sent: Numbers are expected to swell ahead of an upcoming cultural festival in nearby Hilo, according to Hawaii News Now.
article_snippet.sent: The demonstrations have now drawn in Native Hawaiian leaders from other islands.
article_snippet.sent: the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy also hosts the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy sister goddesses Lilinoe, Waiau, and Kahoupokane, who are sometimes compared to Christian and Muslim angels.
article_snippet.sent: Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustee Peter said that the demonstrators are sometimes viewed with 'intellectual snobbery' (File photo, March 30)
article_snippet.sent: Hawaiian Affairs trustee said Native Hawaiians have a profound interest in science but that Native Hawaiians are 'viewed through a lens of intellectual snobbery,' Hawaiian Affairs trustee wrote in Honolulu Civil Beat.
highlights_snippet.sent: Native groups calling for 30-day moratorium as discussions continue .
  