HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0516.077 2024-2026From: Ruth Robison
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2025 4:54 PM
To: Council Testimony
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Subject: Res. 320-25 - STRONG SUPPORT
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Members of Hawai'i County Council
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Meeting: Tuesday, October 22, 2025 - 9a m
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Thank you for the opportunity to express my STRONG SUPPORT
for Res. 320-25 —
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.
My name is Ruth Robison. I live in Hilo, County Council District
2. 1 urge the
Hawai'i county Council to approve this resolution.
As the resolution states: "recent national and local events targeting immigrants have
underscored the importance of reaffirmingthe 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."
In my role as the International Student Advisor at UH Hilo, I was proud
of the fact that "diversity
and inclusion are foundationalto our communityvalues and strength."
This resolution emphasizes our extremely important collective
rights. Unfortunately, in these these precarious times we need to do everything
possible to protect these rights for all of the people of Hawai ' i Island. Thank you for
your service to the people of Hawai'i Island.
Ruth E. Robison, Ph D
Comm.
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