Those rules, which went into effect July 14, were last enforced July 31 when state Department of Land and Natural Resources and Hawaii County police officers arrested seven protesters early in the morning. On Mauna Kea, Kanuha said TMT protesters remain at their protest site 24 hours a day despite emergency rules the state adopted specifically banning camping on the mountain. “These are Hawaiian issues these are human rights issues.” “Mauna Kea is not a Hawaii Island issue,” Kanuha added. TMT protest leader Kahookahi Kanuha of Kailua-Kona, who participated in the Maui protest, estimated about 10 people from the Big Island were there. Joseph Henderson, a TMT protester who has been camped on Mauna Kea, also was among those arrested Thursday. Protesters on both islands say they are protecting sacred mountains. On Maui, protesters used trees, rocks and glass in an attempt to block workers, who eventually reached the solar telescope, which is about 80 percent complete. Inouye Solar Telescope started following successful efforts by TMT opponents to block construction workers during the past several months. He was released on $100 bail but couldn’t be reached for comment. Lanakila Mangauil of Honokaa, who has spearheaded the TMT protests, was among the eight people arrested early Thursday for blocking a road leading to the top of Haleakala, the Associated Press reported. Thirty Meter Telescope opponents, who continue to maintain a small camp near the Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station, joined protesters on Maui as they attempted to block construction of a solar telescope.