Students and faculty at the University of Hawaii have staged a sit-in at the interim president's office, saying a proposed Navy research center will harm Native Hawaiians.

The sit-in has been peaceful and orderly over the past six days. Protesters want interim President David McClain to agree to pull back the Navy project until more information is disclosed.

Lilikala Kameeleihiwa, a professor and former director of the university's Center for Hawaiian Studies, said the proposed center is out of line with Native Hawaiian values and that it would harm the land.

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