Join with us under the shade trees in Kapolei Regional Park to celebrate our ability to vote early and by mail, drop box, or in person at a voter center. Encourage others to vote early to minimize the effect of efforts to discourage or interfere with voting. Learn how to register to vote, check your current registration status, when to expect the arrival of your ballots in the mail and what to do if you don’t receive them. Learn the locations, dates and hours of drop boxes and in-person voting centers. Learn when your ballots must be received, how to request replacement of lost ballots and how to track the receipt of your ballots. Also, learn how to report voter intimidation or obstruction, and volunteer to monitor drop boxes and voting centers from a legal distance to observe for and report efforts to discourage voting.
In addition to the emphasis on early voting, we will use this opportunity to join with many others to protest efforts to destroy our democracy and establish a fascist government. Please bring your own signs if at all possible because only limited sign-making materials will be available for drop-ins. There is one precaution that you should be aware of. In another very conservative state, citizens protesting ICE under the first amendment were charged, tried, and imprisoned. We do not expect that to happen here but can’t promise it won’t.
The protest line will start at the corner of Manawai St and extend northeast up the sidewalk adjacent to the park and Farrington Hwy. The sidewalk should be shaded as well. So be creative and show your inner selves by bringing T. rex and other costumes, your bubble machines, your songs and chants. There will be a music playlist so let’s all have a good time while venting those pent-up feelings. Bring both your enthusiasm and civility. FYI: We will not be distributing American flags or whistles this time.
Also, please bring excess non-perishable food to help feed the hungry on the westside. We are grateful to all who donated at No Kings 3.0. The food will be distributed at the open food distribution shelves at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Waiʻanae.
Remember, we decide who represents us. We decide what comes next.
For more than a year, millions of people have come together to reject the idea that power belongs to kings, dictators, billionaires, or politicians who believe they are above the people and the law. Now, we are taking the next step, turning people power into voter power. Unlike previous No Kings actions, No Dictators: Vote Early, is not purely a protest. Instead, on October 17th, it’s a day of nonpartisan voter participation: we are bringing the West OÊ»ahu community together to make a plan to vote early and to ensure every eligible voter understands their options for how to vote and has the opportunity to make their voice heard. Because no one person gets to decide our leaders before voters do. On October 17th, join us in local events across the country as we get out the early vote and say it loud: no dictators and no fascists.
No Kings: Vote Early events are nonpartisan and are designed to increase participation from all eligible voters. Partisan means promoting a specific political party or candidate.
A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events. That includes pepper spray and other irritants.