Protesters gather at Hawaii’s State Capitol Building in Honolulu on Wednesday, June 3, calling for an end to racism and inequality. (Photo by Ron Hamilton, EBC Hawaii Bureau, Eagle News Service)
According to local authorities, around 100 attended the rally in Downtown Honolulu on Wednesday, June 3, in memory of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. (Photo by Ron Hamilton, EBC Hawaii Bureau, Eagle News Service)
Even though African-Americans make up only less than 4% of Hawaii’s population, larger ethnic groups like Asians and Polynesians have been able to relate to the treatment they’ve experienced over the years. (Photo by Ron Hamilton, EBC Hawaii Bureau, Eagle News Service)
Protesters recently gathered near Kailua-Kona on the Big Island, in response to outrage in many other cities in the US and around the world over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May 25. Similar rallies are scheduled to take place in Waikiki and Ala Moana Beach Park in the coming days. (Screenshot footage by Charmaine Cirera, EBC Hawaii Bureau, Eagle News Service)
