WARD CONSTRUCTION PROTEST: Protesters, including some who claim to be descendants of native Hawaiians whose remains were found at the site of the future Whole Foods Market, gathered yesterday at the Ward Village Shops construction zone to urge a halt to construction. Above, Lashey Villedo flew the Hawaiian flag upside down as a sign of distress.
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