Aloha Reader, Sam here, hoping you had a great Thanksgiving weekend. Mine was full of quiet family time, and I loved it. We have a lot of opportunities to take action this week, so let's dive right in. Testimony needed December 2, 2025, at 9 AM: The County Council Government Operations and External Affairs (GOEA) committee meets to review and hear testimony on Resolution 399-25. This resolution urges the State Legislature to enact active measures to protect us from Federal agency overreach,...
10 days ago • 2 min read
Aloha Reader, Sam here with a short(er) newsletter, so we can all enjoy Thanksgiving. 😀🥳 This year, I’m thankful for the grit shown by the Epstein survivors. Two short weeks ago, no one expected a congressional act to release the files, which passed almost unanimously in the US House and the Senate. Of course, the Trump cover-up alliance of AG Bondi, Deputy AG Blanche, FBI Director Patel, et al, will still try to subvert and slow-walk the files’ release, but let's still recognize the victims'...
14 days ago • 2 min read
Aloha Reader, The shutdown is over, so now the political class can get back to … the Epstein-Trump coverup saga? It is all so sad... I will never understand how the Access Hollywood tape did not end the orange maniac's political career. The whirlwind of news, scandals, chaos, cruelty, and corruption continues, but we stay strong. The November 4th, 2025, election results clearly show that "We, the People" are the ones in charge. Let's keep pressing forward, together! Thinking about 2026 If...
23 days ago • 4 min read
Aloha Reader, What a great election day! I hope you’re all celebrating the wins, knowing that your participation in the protests and writing postcards makes a difference. 🥳🥳 Let's keep pushing further We got the momentum... the fight is just getting started, and there is a whole year before the midterm elections. Trump and his GOP minions are working hard to rig those elections, so they don’t have to face the consequences of their unpopular policies. Remember that Trump is a professional con...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Aloha Reader, Mahalo to those of you who came to the Aloha Latinos benefit yesterday! Let’s get straight to the point: there’s work to do this week. KIND Virtual Meeting on Zoom on Tuesday, November 4 Here’s the registration linkfor our second KIND virtual Zoom meeting on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, from 6 pm to 7 pm. If you have questions, hit reply or type them into the chat on the call. This is an excellent opportunity for you to communicate directly with the KIND Leadership Team, ask us...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Aloha Reader, It's Saturday morning. Let's have coffee and celebrate the Wins of the Week! WIN: Governor steps up to protect SNAP recipients On Thursday, Governor Green announced a $42.2 million initiative to help Hawaii residents who are at risk of losing their federal SNAP benefits. Click to view on Instagram On Friday, two federal judges temporarily blocked the federal SNAP cutoff in response to a lawsuit by 25 State Attorneys General (AGs), including Hawaii’s Anne Lopez. While we...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Aloha Reader, Sam here. We need your help to take action. SNAP and WIC cuts in Hawai'i start on November 1st In a committee hearing on Tuesday, Scott Morishige, Division Administrator of the Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services (DHS), testified that SNAP benefits (aka Food Stamps) will stop this week for 169,000 residents statewide, 42,000 of them on the Big Island. These are predominantly keiki and kupuna. The supplemental assistance program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) will also...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Aloha Reader, Mahalo nui loa to all 1,500 entrants in our No Dictators 'open swim' on Saturday 😀😁. The rain did not stop us from celebrating the America we love. We all felt the joy and enthusiasm. Thank you to everyone who stood side-by-side or drove by honking and waving their signs 🤩🤩...we even made Rachel Maddow’s event coverage on national news. Congratulations! Rachel Maddow Show - 10/20/2025 Rachel called out our No Dictators message (instead of No Kings), and our Congresswoman Jill...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
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...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read