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University of Hawaii President Wendy Hensel is set to unveil sweeping new protest restrictions this fall across all ten campuses, targeting noise, overnight camping, and proximity to buildings—sparking fierce backlash from students and faculty who see it as an attack on free speech. Rooted in the campus’s storied activism, from 1960s Vietnam War protests to recent student-led movements, critics argue these “time, place and manner” rules undermine democratic expression. Student leaders like Hema K. Watson call them “rubbish,” warning they’ll silence vital dissent. While the administration insists the rules are still draftable and open to feedback, faculty remain concerned about constitutional rights, and some fear the policies won’t even be reviewed by the Board of Regents. With protests already being planned ahead of the official rollout, the battle over campus freedom of speech is heating up.

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