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West Maui’s Kai Nishiki prefers compelling activism over politics in protecting public interests

MEGAN MOSELEY / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                Kai Nishiki says her career as an activist began years ago when a security guard tried to shoo her children off a beach in Honokowai.
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MEGAN MOSELEY / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER

Kai Nishiki says her career as an activist began years ago when a security guard tried to shoo her children off a beach in Honokowai.

MEGAN MOSELEY / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                “The work we’re doing is not about me; I’m uncomfortable talking about myself. I am only one of many. It’s not about me, it’s about working together,” said West Maui activist Kai Nishiki, pictured at Napili Bay in December.
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MEGAN MOSELEY / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER

“The work we’re doing is not about me; I’m uncomfortable talking about myself. I am only one of many. It’s not about me, it’s about working together,” said West Maui activist Kai Nishiki, pictured at Napili Bay in December.

MEGAN MOSELEY / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                Kai Nishiki says her career as an activist began years ago when a security guard tried to shoo her children off a beach in Honokowai.
MEGAN MOSELEY / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                “The work we’re doing is not about me; I’m uncomfortable talking about myself. I am only one of many. It’s not about me, it’s about working together,” said West Maui activist Kai Nishiki, pictured at Napili Bay in December.