Hawaiian protesters target US company behind controversial telescope

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The protest over the Thirty Meter Telescope in Hawaii has moved to the mainland United States, where demonstrators have targetted the company behind the $1.4 billion dollar project.

Hawaiian protesters target US company behind controversial telescope (Credit: ABC)

There's been a blockade of the site on Hawaii's Big Island for three weeks, but now a group of protestors have gathered on the Pasadena freeway in Los Angeles outside TMT's headquarters.

Journalist Ed Rampell watched the demonstration unfold, and he says the turnout was higher than expected.