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State of Hawaii Considers TMT Protesters ‘Trouble Makers’

Weekly Observer: In an election on Friday that yielded a 5-2 voting result, the Board of Land and Natural Resources decided to prohibit people from “getting within 1 mile from the mountain access road” on specified hours at night unless driving on a vehicle, as well as camping for 120 days, says the Honolulu Star Adviser. Chris Yuen, one of the board members, defends their decision: “We need the tools to keep order on the mountain. It’s sad it has come to this point,” he explains the board’s move in response to...