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University of Hawaii regent declares support for TMT protesters

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2012

University of Hawaii regent Alapaki Nahale-a said he initially supported the $1.4 billion TMT project as an initiative that would advance science, create jobs and help fund education for Hawaiian children. But Nahale-a said in an interview he reconsidered after repeatedly visiting the protest site, sometimes with his family.