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<br /> April 3, 2018 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY <br />81-980 Haleki`i Street, Suite 150 <br />Kealakekua, HI 96750 <br />Contact: Dale A. Ross, First Deputy Prosecuting Attorney <br /> (808) 322-2552 <br />START BY BELIEVING DAY <br />APRIL 4, 2018 <br />April 4, 2018 is Start By Believing Day. Start by Believing is a public <br />awareness campaign designed to end the cycle of silence and change the way <br />we respond to sexual assault. No other crime carries with it so many myths and <br />negative societal attitudes, self-shame and trauma as sexual assault. Start By <br />Believing Day provides an opportunity for communities across the country and <br />the world to unify with one meaningful message for survivors of sexual assault: <br />We hear you and we are here to help you. <br />Mayor Harry Kim has proclaimed April 4, 2018 to be “Start By Believing <br />Day” in Hawai`i County. <br />Prosecutor Mitch Roth, Hawai`i Police Department Chief Paul Ferreira, <br />and their staff have made a personal commitment to Start By Believing and urge <br />individuals across the County of Hawai`i to take the pledge and share a photo of <br />themselves holding the Start By Believing placard with their friends and family. <br />Materials are available at the Hilo and Kona Offices of the Prosecuting Attorney <br />1 <br /> <br />