So much wrong, so little cardboard: On the same day that many in Hawaiʻi celebrated the birth of a great Hawaiian king, many others throughout the state rallied to demonstrate that America should never, ever have a monarch of its own.
Thousands of protesters turned out at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol for the “No Kings” event, billed as a nationwide “day of defiance” and occurring at the same time President Donald Trump presided over a military rally in Washington, D.C., that marked the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army and the 79th birthday of POTUS himself. (In recognition of King Kamehameha celebrations, organizers called the protest “No Dictator Day” in the islands.)
Millions of people joined similar protests in hundreds of cities throughout the country. Other “No Kings” rallies were held in Wailuku, Hilo, Kona, Nāʻālehu and Waimea…