There’s only a few issues on which I’ve worked during my career that will stick with me. SB2471 Relating to the Powers of Artificial Persons is one of them.
Fuck Citizens United. Celebrate Community.
A Word on Resistance
This is the text of a speech I gave at the ACLU of Hawaiʻi’s 3rd Annual Community Iftar Dinner: Cultivating Peace and Refuge, on February 28, 2026.
On the Murder of Charlie Kirk…
Let me start by saying this; I’m a pacifist. I don’t support war. I don’t support the death penalty. I don’t condone murder. There is no justice in any of it. There is no righteousness. It is not a solution to any problem.
Violence begets violence.
I will not, do not, condone the murder of Charlie Kirk. Nor do I mourn his passing.
The rhetoric he spewed was hateful. And it incited violence.
Let’s Finish The Work That Began 30 Years Ago
As we stand at the precipice of the 2024 General Election, we have clear choices on the Hawaiʻi ballot. Hopeful and inclusive visions on the one hand and a return to a darker, mean-spirited time on the other. I am confident in Hawaiʻi’s inclusive and forward-looking spirit. Particularly as it relates to moral battles like abortion access and same-sex marriage.
Testifying in Support of a Ceasefire in Gaza
Friday, March 8, 2024
SCR13 / SR6: Urging Members of Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation to Support the Ceasefire in Gaza Resolution Introduced by U.S. Congresswoman Cori Bush
Testifying in Support of a Ceasefire in Gaza
Aloha Chair Wakai, Vice Chair Elefante, and Members of the Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee:
I am Jewish. And I acknowledge the goal of Hamas is the eradication of Jews and the Jewish State. But my Judaism will not and cannot excuse Israel’s vengeful over-reaction and retaliation against Hamas for their attack on October 7th.