Posted on 11/17/2015 1:55:14 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
Hawaii Gov. David Ige says the state would welcome refugees from Syria with aloha.
Ige said in a statement Monday that Hawaii and the U.S. have a long history of welcoming refugees affected by war and oppression.
Ige spokeswoman Jodi Leong says it's too early to speculate on how many may come to Hawaii as the governor hasn't been contacted by President Barack Obama or his administration.
The governor says "Hawaii is the Aloha State, known for its tradition of welcoming all people with tolerance and mutual respect."
Ige says safety is his first priority. He says the U.S. accepts refugees only after conducting the highest level of screening and security checks.
Ige says Hawaii would work with the federal government to ensure the state has the resources to help refugees.
Hawaii is one of only seven states whose governors have said they would accept Syrian refugees following the terror attacks in Paris on Nov. 13.
(Excerpt) Read more at hawaiinewsnow.com ...
I am a long time Hawaii resident and I strongly oppose this plan . Hawaii has very few muslims and , to my knowledge , no mosques . We don’t need either one . Not now , not ever .
It;s not a joke , Hawaii the bulwark of freedom and American values on the far western front . In the future , in any conflicts with China , Russia or North Korea , we will be the front lines . As we were in WW2 .
Never forget Pearl Harbor . Furthermore , Hawaii serves as a vital U.S. Armed Forces forward operating point for the entire Pacific . It is not just a nest of Leftist Liberals or Unions Democraps .
We have the 25th Infantry Division here at Scofield , to include Wheeler Field , We have the vast Joint Base Peral Harbor -Hickham ( USN-USAF ) and we have the entire 3rd Marine Regiment and ancillary commands . We also have PTA , the largest ground maneuver and live fire range and training area in the entire Pacific . ALL of these are crucial to the greater America’s safety and security . To top it all off , we have 10’s of 1000’s of happily retired U.S. Armed Forces veterans and the biggest VA hospital facility int he entire Pacific as well .
Tell me this is not worth protecting .... screw the rotten Libs , DEFEND HAWAII ! It’s America and it’s vital . To lose it would be insane . ( and it doesn’t need to be injected with un-vetted moslem ‘refugees’ )
We the American patriots that live can and will change this
Organize ! Call relentlessly !
You may not know this, and I only learned of it this last year, but Hawaii is only a state because of a bargain struck with Democrats in congress.
It seems that Alaska had met the requirements to be designated a state, but the Democrats were loath to allow the addition of another Republican state to the Union because that would upset the balance of Senators and Representatives against their favor.
Republicans worked a compromise with them to admit heavily Democrat Hawaii at the same time as Alaska so that Democrats would not be so negatively affected by the addition of another two Republican Senators.
Isn't it nice how our Parties can work so closely together to make sure they keep the status quo the way they like it?
Hawaii shouldn't have been a state, and wouldn't have been were it not for this "compromise".
Mono tiki teah
The homeless are taking over Hawaii and we’re going to offer Syrians free housing??????????????????????????????
Left wing luau...all you can eat!
I fully empathize with you, and I must admit I am joking. I do not want anymore Muslims allowed into the nation at all. No good will come of it.
there are MANY good people here , good Americans and staunch patriots . Trust me
www.house.gov
www.senate.gov
DC offices are open until 6 pm EST.
Call your reps and tell them not one Syrian refugee is to be admitted to the USA.
You do not want another 9/11.
You do not want another Paris ...this time on our soil.
For the morons in DC who say we need to take our fair share of refugees, our fair share was 7,000 dead men and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and 50,000 wounded warriors.
That was our fair share.
The Arabs with all their oil money can take care of their brothers.
Not our problem.
Make the call. It is time the jerks in DC are reminded who the bosses of this country really are.
clear thinking Hawaii residents are going to resist this .
watch and learn
Send all of them there. To the leper colony on the island of Moloka’i, and strictly keeping them segregated from the rest of the Hawaiian population, removing all US citizens from the island altogether.
Could hold a lot of them. And plenty of time to get them fully vetted.
And of course, remind them every day this WAS a leper colony.
I’m sure there are.
Governor David Ige’s office
(808) 586-0034
CALL HIM
and keep calling in the days to come .
(write this number down on a Post-it and use it )
“For the morons in DC who say we need to take our fair share of refugees, our fair share was 7,000 dead men and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and 50,000 wounded warriors.”
B T T T
We should have got our own damn oil elsewhere.
Hawaii wasn't heavily Democrat back then. Territorial Hawaii had long been dominated by White Yankees.
Hawaii sent a Republican, Hiram Fong, to the Senate. It was Alaska that sent all Democrats to Washington.
It was only after the Japanese got involved in politics in a big way that Hawaii was reliably Democrat. But people didn't know that back in 1959-1960
Send them to Niihau.
The Govt will house the refugees in all of the resorts and timeshares.
Homeless will continue to get the status quo...
got to go to work now ..... thanks for your responses .
do what you can ! and keep doing it !
Mahalo !
i thought of the same thing but then figured it would be mean :)
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