National No Kings Mass Protest scheduled on Kaua‘i

Protests scheduled throughout the continental U.S. this weekend will also be held on Kaua‘i.

More than 7,000 Hawaiʻi residents, including teachers, veterans, immigration and civil rights advocates, are expected to join the No Kings Mass protest on Saturday throughout the state.

The peaceful protests are being led by Indivisible Hawai’i Statewide Network, and all Kaua‘i residents are invited to participate in Līhu‘e at Kaua‘i Community College from 9 to 11 a.m.

The nationwide rallies coincide with President Donald Trump’s birthday and Flag Day on June 14, where he plans for a large military parade with tanks to roll through the streets of Washington, D.C.

“The president’s parade is an unprecedented show of force to intimidate us,” said Lisa Gibson, lead for the Indivisible Hawai’i Statewide Network. “Even more disturbing, it will cost millions of taxpayer dollars when, at the same time, the President and MAGA in Congress are saying there isn’t enough money for what we value as ‘essential, life-saving, hard fought for programs and services’ such as Medicaid, food for children, affordable, accessible health care, environmental protections and veterans services.”

Gibson added that these “peaceful mass mobilizations” in Hawai‘i and across the country are a birthday gift to the president to let him know that the “people of Hawai‘i will not quietly give up hard-fought-for rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.”

The Hawai‘i State Teachers Association is supporting these protests.

“One of the things that makes America great is a tradition of exerting our constitutional rights to stand up and speak out regarding injustices taking place by our government,” said HSTA President Osa Tui, Jr. “Whether you’re home in Hawaiʻi or abroad during summer break, feel free to join in one of the No Kings Day of Defiance demonstrations taking place nationwide.”

For more information, go to www.Indivisible.org or www.IndivisibleHawaii.org.