Courtney Teague
Honolulu Civil Beat
Excerpt:
In a protest that began in a Waikiki park and ended at a hotel that bears his name, hundreds of people rallied in opposition to President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday.
The group gathered at Kapiolani Park and marched to Trump International Hotel Waikiki, picking up new recruits — including tourists — along the way. By one organizer’s count, there were more than 1,000 marchers.
People on the street stopped to videotape and snap photos of marchers. Tourists sat on their hotel balconies to watch the action, while Waikiki workers gathered at their storefronts. Cars and taxis honked at marchers, their drivers shouting (mostly) words of encouragement.
Hundreds of 'Love Trumps Hate' rally supporters crowd across the street of Trump International Hotel Waikiki along Saratoga Road after marching from Kapiolani Park. 13 nov 2016
As they walked through Waikiki, marchers chanted “love trumps hate,” “this is what democracy looks like,” “build bridges, not walls” and “the people united will never be defeated.”
The protest was organized by University of Hawaii Manoa students and Young Progressives Demanding Action. Most of the participants were young adults.