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Chicks Raising Chicks: Hawaii's Latest Same-Sex Couples

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Molly Solomon

Published January 6, 2014 at 12:01 AM HST

Lindsay Young

New research on the Laysan albatross reveals an unusual finding. A large number of these birds from a colony on Oahu are actually in same-sex relationships. HPR’s Molly Solomon visited the colony and has this report.

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Molly Solomon

Molly Solomon joined HPR in May 2012 as an intern for the morning talk show The Conversation. She has since worn a variety of hats around the station, doing everything from board operator to producer.

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