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KIND Weekly: Postcarding for the Midterms
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Mahalo nui to all who joined the talk story at the Salt Farm Saturday. Papahānaumokuākea is a great positive story of science, culture and government working together successfully over decades. Did you know six U.S. presidents have protected it? Theodore Roosevelt started it in 1905 - learn more here. Unfortunately the Trump administration continues its attacks on our protected national lands and waters—including Papahānaumokuākea, opening them to resource extraction for private profits. And we're sorry about the postcarding cancellation on Sunday. The County closed Old Airport Beach Park on short notice as a safety precaution - which we understand and we're relieved that Hurricane Lowell passed our Hawaiʻi island without incident. Thanks to everyone who's reached out since then to grab postcards to do from home! Postcarding at Gypsea GelatoThe critical midterms are coming up quickly and increasing turnout is the key to success. This week's event at Gypsea Gelato is focused on providing Black voters in North Carolina with crucial, non-partisan information for the midterm election. This campaign was developed in partnership with the Center for Common Ground, a people of color-led organization that fights voter suppression and empowers underserved communities to connect voters of color with the information they need to vote by mail and to vote early in person. North Carolina is a critical state that could determine whether Democrats flip the U.S. Senate. Roy Cooper — a popular former two-term governor and 16-year attorney general who has never lost a statewide race — has a real shot at becoming the first Democrat elected to the Senate since Kay Hagan in 2008. He’s running for the open seat left by retiring Republican Thom Tillis in a state Trump won by just 3 points in 2024. TAKE ACTION: Come join our postcarding party and help us increase voter turnout in North Carolina. When: Thursday, September 10, 2026, from 1:30pm to 3pm If you'd rather postcard at home, you can request packets here. We have a variety of campaigns you can help out on! We’re writing to Democrats to flip US House seats in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and California and to flip Senate seats in Ohio, Maine, and North Carolina. You also have dozens of opportunities to phonebank or textbank for key candidates. Find details on our events page. The next No Dictators protest is in the makingMARK YOUR CALENDAR: The next nationwide No Kings/No Dictators protest is set for October 17. We're already working behind the scenes on Hawaiʻi's participation - more details soon. See you Thursday! Sam & the KIND Leadership Team
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We help the people of Kailua-Kona take political actions that promote inclusion, tolerance, and fairness.
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Aloha Reader, What a weekend 🤩🤩. Hundreds of us filled the highway in Kona on Saturday to say No Dictators: Hands Off My Vote, part of 8,400 people rallying across the islands. Now the ballots are in our mailboxes, and the most important thing any of us can do this week is simple: vote, then make sure everyone we know votes too. Election Day is two weeks out, but in Hawaiʻi and many other states, voting is already underway. Early turnout is running high in swing states like Georgia, North...
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