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August 29, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that President Barack Obama will expand a national monument off the coast of Hawaii, creating the world's largest marine protected area.
Obama's proclamation on Friday will quadruple in size a monument created by President George W. Bush in 2006. The Papahanaumokuakea (pah-pah-HAH-now-moh-cuh-ah-cay-ah) Marine National Monument will contain 582,578 square miles, more than twice the size of Texas.
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