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The Rock Steps Up To Fight For His Home State · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Derived from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. There's growing resistance in
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Speaker 1: Hawaii to a planned telescope on top of the island's
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Speaker 1: tallest mountain, Mona Kea. Protesters have gathered to halt construction
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Speaker 1: on the land, which is considered sacred by many native Hawaiians,
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Speaker 1: and on the tenth day of the protests to protect
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Speaker 1: that Hawaiian mountain, they were supported by another famous Waiian mountain,
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Speaker 1: Dwayne the Rock. Johnson, the superstar who grew up in Honolulu,
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Speaker 1: explained why offering his support was so important to him,
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Speaker 1: telling reporters, It's about much more than a telescope. It's
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Speaker 1: about people who have so much pride and are willing
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Speaker 1: to sacrifice everything they have to protect what is sacred
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Speaker 1: to them. It's humanity, it's culture, and Manaka represents all
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Speaker 1: of Hawaii. The way can be seen in Fast and
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Speaker 1: Furious presents Hobbs and Seawan theaters August first. That's direct
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Speaker 1: from Hollywood.