Disavow conspiracies
As members of Indivisible-Hawaii, an statewide organization that has consistently worked within and supported the democratic process, we are appalled at the recent public statements of the Hawaii GOP.
Long before the Jan. 6 insurrection at our U.S. Capitol, “Proud Boy”and former Republican candidate Nick Ochs, and others like him, should have had no place in any mainstream political party.
The since-deleted tweets calling conspiracy theorists and traitors “patriots” and elevating the voice of a Holocaust denier, as well as the now-deleted nonapology, are a disgrace. The resignation of Edwin Boyette is meaningless without decisive action.
We call on the Hawaii GOP to immediately expel any party members who were involved in or supportive of the Jan. 6 insurrection, which attempted to undermine our nation’s fundamental democratic principles.
We further call on the Hawaii GOP to unequivocally condemn white supremacy and to explicitly disavow QAnon and all other harmful conspiracy theories and those who promote them.
Elizabeth Miller
Chair, Volcano Community Action Network,
Member of Indivisible-Hawaii
Punishing auditor
The state auditor wrote a critical report regarding the Agribusiness Development Corporation, and House Bill 1 is essentially revenge for ruffling someone’s delicate sensibilities.
HB1 cuts the auditor’s budget in half, thereby hamstringing the office.
This came one week after the report, so claiming coincidence isn’t going to happen. The House speaker claimed this was because “the auditor produced late reports and triggered unnecessary litigation.”
If that were the case, then the auditor’s budget should be increased to add more personnel, not cut their budget in half.
Dave Kisor
Pahoa
