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The weekend is here! We cannot wait to see you on Monday. Here are some quick reminders. Our Next Rally: Martin Luther King Jr. DayOur next protest will be on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Monday, January 19, 2026, from 4 - 5 pm, in the usual spot on Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway, south of Henry Street. TAKE ACTION: Join us Monday, January 19, 2026. Click To Register Freeze Out Funding for ICE : Call/Write our Senators and Rep. TokudaOn January 30, 2026, a federal funding deadline approaches and we need our Senators Schatz and Hirono to use this opportunity and withhold funding for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) until they respect the rule of law. We must urge our lawmakers to use this leverage and filibuster. We all still mourn for Renee Nicole Good. Let's do this for her. TAKE SUPER EASY ACTION! Indivisible National has made it very simple to get in touch with them. Use the links below: PostcardingThis is an election year, so we’ll write postcards non-stop to register voters and get out the vote (GOTV) for Democratic candidates. It's easy! We provide you with free postcards, voter lists, scripts, and instructions. You provide the stamps! If you want to help, check out the postcard page on the KIND website for directions on ordering postcard packets. We look forward to seeing you on February 1, 2026, at 3 - 5 pm, for our monthly postcard and social potluck event at Kahalu'u Beach Park. New Police Chief SelectionMARK YOUR CALENDAR: Interviews are scheduled for January 29th and 30th at the West Hawai'i Civic Center Council Chamber (Building A). They are open to the public. We do not yet have a Zoom link, although it was requested. Prepare for the Hawai'i State Legislative SessionMARK YOUR CALENDAR:
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Aloha Reader, What a storm! Its unusual size and intensity have affected all the Hawaiian Islands. We hope you and your loved ones are safe as we weather this together. #ClimateChangeIsReal On the surface, this week’s news looks weird. The massive, chaotic, illegal, unpopular, unsuccessful, inflationary, lethal war on Iran continues with no objective, strategy, or rationale. What does Iran do in response? Close the Strait of Hormuz to strangle the world oil market. What does the...
Aloha Reader, Thanks to all who showed up for the Biennial Democratic Party Elections on Wednesday. It was great to see that Indivisibles made up a third of the room. And thank you, Tina Marie, for leading the quest to make the Party, at least in Hawai'i County, worth joining. “No More Forever Wars?” Really? This week, Trump, Hegseth, and Rubio more or less proved that Netanyahu suckered them into attacking Iran with absolutely no plan. No plan for personnel evacuations, no plan for Iran's...
Aloha Reader, Imagine an enormous stone, rigid and unmoving, yet packed deep inside with the untapped force of real Democracy. Now picture someone standing before it with a hammer, chipping away, bit by bit, trying to break it open and unleash the change sealed within. Hi! I’m Tina Marie, one of the leaders at KIND. I’m also one of the few people standing at the stone of Democracy, hammer in hand, chipping away to crack it open and bring forward stronger, more progressive leadership. I’d like...