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University of Hawaii President David Lassner meets with TMT opposition

By George F. Lee

Oct. 19, 2021

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Some one hundred people marched on University of Hawaii President David Lassner's home in Palolo on Tuesday to protest the 2,400 days since equipment had been moved to Mauna Kea to construct the Thirty Meter Telescope.
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President David Lassner greeted the contingent on Tuesday.
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University of Hawaii student Kaua Moses spoke on behalf of the group to President David Lassner.
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UH President David Lassner greeted the contingent and exchanged honi with UH student Kaua Moses.
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Nani Peterson, standing with her son Pomaikai Ho, 11, shed tears as she spoke to President David Lassner in front of his home.
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President David Lassner greeted the contingent in Palolo on Tuesday.
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Nani Peterson of Waianae shared a hug after an emotional speech to President Lassner.
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Leihuanani Rojo, of Kalihi, beseeched President Lassner to reconsider his position win the project.
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About a hundred people marched on University of Hawaii President David Lassner's home in Palolo on Tuesday.

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