Aloha Reader, 💥💥 We Say No Dictators! 💥💥 Tomorrow, Saturday, October 18th, 2025, from 4 to 5 PM on Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway, south of Henry Street, behind the Mormon temple, we will host a peaceful, sign-waving protest, which is one of the 2,600 events nationally and likely the largest in US history. This event celebrates our democracy, opposition to dictators, and constitutional rights to assemble and speak freely. Join us in Kona or one of the 2,600 other events nationwide! We expect a huge...
8 days ago • 4 min read
Aloha Reader, This week's focus will be on the upcoming Nationwide protest on Saturday, October 18th, 2025, but we also want to share other efforts that are clearly making a difference. Let's dive into this. No Dictators Protest on October 18, 2025 Momentum is building for the No Dictators protest on Saturday, October 18, 2025. If you ever doubted that these protests across the country have any impact, I think we now have proof that they do. The fact that Mike Johnson had to slander...
12 days ago • 3 min read
Aloha Reader, It was so good seeing some of you Sunday night at our Kahalu’u Beach Park potluck. And extra thanks to those who showed up early with Franny to write postcards to Virginia to try to flip the state blue. All Member Meeting Tonight is a very exciting event. It’s our first all-membership video meeting at 6 p.m. Please register here so we can ensure the call is set up to handle everyone who wants to attend. We’ll be talking about new initiatives we’re pushing out and, of course, our...
18 days ago • 1 min read
Aloha Reader, Sam and MET here. We have two upcoming events, and we hope you can join us in person and/or virtual 🤩. In-Person: October Beach Potluck On Sunday, October 5, 2025, we'll gather for our next potluck at Kahalu'u Beach Park from 4:00 to 6:30 PM. We had a great time in September, and while eating, talking, and enjoying each other's company, we also completed 600 postcards for the Prop 50 Redistricting initiative in CA. We will have more postcards available for you to write or take...
22 days ago • 2 min read
Aloha Reader, Sam here. I’m sure you’ve just seen the news. Trump is shutting down the federal government. More proof that the Republicans cannot govern. It’s not surprising, as this regime abandoned responsible authority from the start. Where America once honored liberal democracy and the rule of law, Trump now promotes lawlessness, tribalism, and vengeance. (Did you see his address to 800 military leaders yesterday or the UN speech last week? ☹️) Now we have the Republican shutdown, caused...
24 days ago • 3 min read
Aloha Reader, Sam here, co-lead for KIND. It feels like 100 years ago, when Michelle Obama gave an impactful speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, telling us, "Don’t complain. Do something." At first, I didn’t know what that meant, then I heard the folks at Indivisible talk about the need to go local. After all, that’s how the radical right became so strong. My First Public Testimony In July 2025, I submitted my first public testimony. I wrote and spoke before the Hawaiʻi County...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Aloha Reader, Franny here👋🏻. I am the co-chair with Maryellen of the Kona Indivisible Postcarding Committee.Postcarding is a fantastic way to get involved in our democracy, so today's newsletter is a deep dive into what's going on! I've been involved with postcarding for a long time, and my motto has always been "To fight for our freedoms, one postcard at a time". While postcarding, we either get together locally with friends and neighbors, virtually, or you can do it on your own with...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Aloha Reader, A lot is going on this month! Postcarding Postcards make a difference in close elections, and it seems like all elections are close these days! Our postcard troop is amazing, and we’ve sent over 10,000 postcards this year! California Proposition 50, also known as the Election Rigging Response Act, is coming up quickly to offset the Texas redistricting map. Unfortunately, voter turnout may be low, and this could have disastrous results. But we can help! We are currently writing...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Aloha Reader, Come join us on Sunday, September 7, 2025, from 4 to 7 PM, for our potluck at Kahalu’u Beach Park. We had a great time at the August event and look forward to seeing everyone on Sunday. So, come meet other KIND members, discuss ideas for fighting the Trump regime, and relax and recharge with us. Please bring food and your own favorite beverage to share. You can register for this event here. Franny, our postcard queen 👑, will be there with postcard packets you can use to help get...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read