HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0516.035 2024-2026From: Doris Segal Matsunaga
Sent: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 6:32 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Testimony to GOEA Committee
Re: A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR DUE PROCESS AND THE PROTECTION OF
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI'I AND
AFFIRMING THE COUNTY'S COMMITMENT TO MULTICULTURALISM AND ITS IMMIGRANT
HERITAGE.
Aloha,
Doris Segal Matsunaga from Waimea here. I ask the GOEA Committee to immediately approve this
resolution as drafted and move it forward for consideration by the Hawai'i County Council of the
whole as quickly as possible.
As the reso states: recent national and local events targeting immigrants have underscored the
importance of reaffirming the County' s commitment to upholding these constitutional rights for all
residents, and remaining dedicated to the fair and impartial enforcement of laws, protecting
individuals from government overreach or discriminatory practices in any form, and maintaining public
trust.
This resolution serves a valuable, timely public purpose of helping to inform and remind us all of our
extremely valuable collective rights and that these are not ordinary times — we must do everything
possible to protect these rights for all of the people of Hawai'i Island. �!g o
Mahalo.
Comm.
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