Government employees targeted in social media attacks for role in TMT standoff

A social media post targets law enforcement involved in removal of an illegal structure near the Maunakea Access Road.

Associated Press

Hawaii Attorney General Clare Connors talks to reporters Friday in Honolulu about threats state employees have received amid the heated debate about building the Thirty Meter Telescope atop Maunakea on the Big Island. Behind her are Department of Hawaiian Homelands Director William Aila Jr., left; Department of Public Safety Director Nola Espinda, middle, and Gov. David Ige.

Gov. David Ige on Friday urged people to remain civil during the ongoing Thirty Meter Telescope standoff after calling out threats and harassment against state employees.