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A veterinarian explains worrying news of increased avian influenza cases; A retired professor and community voices react to landslide win of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.; And a paramedic clinical coordinator shares the healing powers of a Windward lo'i, taro patch

The City's Transportation Services Director discusses the proposed plan to end rail at Civic Center and its impact on riders and transit-oriented development; HPR reporter Ku'uwehi Hiraishi talks about the strained relationship between the U.S. military and the Native Hawaiian community; and a taro farmer shares the important role traditional kalo cultivation has in helping our state work toward self-sustainability.

Taro, or kalo as native Hawaiians call it, is making a comeback across the island chain – and not only in rural areas. One taro farmer is trying to break…