CNN video(CNN) - Protesters trying to stop construction of a giant telescope atop Hawaii's tallest mountain were visited by The Rock last week. Actor Jason Momoa, who has born in Hawaii, visited the hundreds of demonstrators encamped at the base of Mauna Kea on the Big Island on Wednesday. Mauna Kea -- which rises more than 13,000 feet above sea level and is already home to a number of telescopes -- is considered sacred ground by some Native Hawaiians. Protesters got support from The RockDwayne Johnson made a surprise visit to the Mauna Kea camp late last month to lend his support. It featured a picture of some of the older Mauna Kea protesters with the message "I love you Hawaii, and I'm with you" and the hashtag #protectmaunakea.

(CNN) - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was in Hawaii Wednesday to support protesters who are trying to stop the construction of a giant telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii's tallest mountain. "I wanted to come here and see our people and stand with them and support them," Johnson told reporters, CNN affiliate KGMB/KHNL reported. Johnson's visit came on the 10th day of protests at the base of Mauna Kea to block construction from starting on the Thirty-Meter Telescope on the mountaintop. The actor and former wrestler lived in Hawaii as a child, and offered to help with talks between the state and protesters, the affiliate reported. "What I realized today, and obviously I've been following this for years now, is that it's bigger than a telescope.

(CNN) - Mourners gathered to say goodbye to reality TV star Beth Chapman at a memorial service in Hawaii on Saturday. Chapman, star of "Dog the Bounty Hunter," had recently been placed in a medically induced coma while she battled cancer. Her memorial service in Waikiki started with a prayer then family and friends paddled out from Fort DeRussy Beach and tossed flowers into the ocean in her memory, CNN affiliate KHNL reported. Along with her husband, Duane "Dog" Chapman, the couple had homes in Hawaii and Colorado. "(The memorial) was beautiful and overwhelming, for sure," Misti Manasas, a family friend of the Chapmans, told the affiliate.