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contra_account t1_j19b4rf wrote

This is a very disjointed report.

Trying to repatriate land back from the federal government under the guise of military service members commiting acts of sexual violence is a strange tactic. Especially considering that this report just inundates you with unrelated sexual violence facts. The only fact that they repeat is the specific operation that targeted online predation of children in Hawaii of which over 30% was active duty military. All of the other facts they provide are not in the context of military service members commiting these acts. They also misstated the percentage of Native Hawaiians in their report using the same data I linked earlier.

I agree that violence against women should be stopped, but I don't agree with using that violence and presenting it in a disingenuous manner to push a political agenda.

This really just seems like a Hoale hate fest in report form. If you have in your official report phrases like "white men riot" then I'm just going to write off that this isn't an unbiased report stating facts.

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contra_account t1_j18bpcq wrote

So what exactly is the metric used for "Native Hawaiian" here? Is it just people who were born and raised in Hawaii or actual people of Hawaiian ancestry?

I just ask because the census shows that just 10.5% of the entire population of Hawaii identities as Native Hawaiian.

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/HI

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contra_account OP t1_iydhg4q wrote

It looks as though Nick Mosby put forward a bill for elected officials to qualify for a lifetime pension after serving 8 years in city government. This was after voters overwhelmingly voted for 8 year term limits for elected officials.

City council members voted 8-5 to pass the bill and it heads Mayor Scott to sign into law or veto.

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