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VIDEO: Honolulu police chief discusses arrests of 50-plus protesters in Kahuku wind-farm project

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                                Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard talks at an afternoon news conference about HPD’s arrest of 55 wind-farm protesters Thursday night and Friday morning.
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Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard talks at an afternoon news conference about HPD’s arrest of 55 wind-farm protesters Thursday night and Friday morning.

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                                Police arrest protesters of the Kahuku wind farm overnight in Kalaeloa.
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KAT WADE / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER

Police arrest protesters of the Kahuku wind farm overnight in Kalaeloa.

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM\
                                Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard talks at an afternoon news conference about HPD’s arrest of 55 wind-farm protesters Thursday night and Friday morning.
KAT WADE / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                Police arrest protesters of the Kahuku wind farm overnight in Kalaeloa.

Fifty-five were arrested overnight and Friday morning for blocking the construction of the Na Pua Makani wind farm project in Kahuku and Kalaeloa. Follow our live blog for more coverage.

>> PHOTO GALLERY: Kahuku wind farm protesters arrested at Kalaeloa

>> PHOTO GALLERY: Wind farm protesters arrested in Kahuku

Honolulu Police Department Chief Susan Ballard gave an update regarding the arrests at a 1 p.m., Friday press conference at the main police headquarters. Watch the Facebook live video below.

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