HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-04-03 April 4 2018 Start by Believing Press Release
April 3, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
81-980 Haleki`i Street, Suite 150
Kealakekua, HI 96750
Contact: Dale A. Ross, First Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
(808) 322-2552
START BY BELIEVING DAY
APRIL 4, 2018
April 4, 2018 is Start By Believing Day. Start by Believing is a public
awareness campaign designed to end the cycle of silence and change the way
we respond to sexual assault. No other crime carries with it so many myths and
negative societal attitudes, self-shame and trauma as sexual assault. Start By
Believing Day provides an opportunity for communities across the country and
the world to unify with one meaningful message for survivors of sexual assault:
We hear you and we are here to help you.
Mayor Harry Kim has proclaimed April 4, 2018 to be “Start By Believing
Day” in Hawai`i County.
Prosecutor Mitch Roth, Hawai`i Police Department Chief Paul Ferreira,
and their staff have made a personal commitment to Start By Believing and urge
individuals across the County of Hawai`i to take the pledge and share a photo of
themselves holding the Start By Believing placard with their friends and family.
Materials are available at the Hilo and Kona Offices of the Prosecuting Attorney
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and at several upcoming events during National Crime Victims’ week, April 8-14,
2018.
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