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3/6/2006
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Hawaiian Groups Voice Opposition To Taro Patents
Author: Matthew K. Ing Source: Ka Leo (HI)
Title: HAWAIIAN GROUPS VOICE OPPOSITION TO TARO PATENTS
More than 600 people gathered in front of Bachman Hall on Thursday to confront interim President David McClain in protest of patents of hybridized Hawaiian taro by the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.
After chastising McClain in front of Bachman Hall, Kame'eleihiwa noted the locked doors of the building. "In over 100 years, that door has never been closed to the faculty and students of the university," she said.
Various Hawaiian charter schools, Hawaiian activist groups, taro farmers, and supporters of native Hawaiian rights came together to challenge the university's legitimacy in claiming what Hawaiians believe to be their eldest ancestor, Haloa, the first kalo.
"The reason we're gathered is to honor Haloa," said Walter Ritte, a chief organizer of the rally. "We are Haloa, and Haloa is us. No one can own us."
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