A June 21 Honolulu Star-Advertiser article about the University of Hawaii’s proposed updates to its Free Expression policy raised important questions — questions I welcome (“Proposed protest limits at UH trigger concerns”). As a former law professor who taught aspects of First Amendment law, I believe deeply that free speech and open intellectual debate are essential to our mission across all ten UH campuses. Protecting these freedoms is one of my most important responsibilities as president. ...read more read less