Hawaiʻi Democrats unanimously adopt Gaza ceasefire resolution

The State Central Committee (SCC) of the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi adopted a resolution on Saturday, December 2, 2023, calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and initiation of negotiations for a lasting peace.

The resolution calls on the members of the Hawaiʻi Congressional Delegation to support the Ceasefire Now Resolution introduced by Representative Cori Bush at the national level. The resolution also calls on the delegation to insist that the Biden Administration call for an immediate, permanent ceasefire, to facilitate the de-escalation of hostilities to end the current violence, to promptly send and facilitate the entry of humanitarian assistance into Gaza, including fuel, food, water, medical supplies, and to begin negotiations for a lasting peace.

“This resolution serves as an acknowledgement that the pathway to peace cannot be illuminated by the awful glow of bombs bursting over Gaza,” said Will Caron, assistant secretary of the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi and co-introducer of the resolution. “We must do everything we can to push our elected officials to exercise the United States’ immense influence over Israel, and bring the killing to an end. Only when the bombs stop dropping on Gaza can the pathway to peace begin to be uncovered and dug out of the rubble.”

The resolution was adopted unanimously by the members of the SCC, making the Hawaiʻi Democratic Party the second state party to adopt such a resolution after the Texas Democratic Party’s executive committee adopted a resolution earlier on the same day.

The resolution is reproduced below.