I can sum up this "to do" list for the Democrats during the next session of the Hawaii legislature: "Entrench Socialism In Preparation for Communism".
No mention of "gun violence", but I'll bet you almost anything that we see some bills to further restrict our 2A rights, and none (that even get a committee hearing) to restore our 2A rights.
Bracketed material is my own, and not from the Democrat Party, which would never even consider being that honest.
http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/ID/22801/Hawaii-Democratic-Party-Announces-Priorities-for-2019-Legislative-Session.aspxHawaii Democratic Party Announces Priorities for 2019 Legislative SessionNews Release from Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, December 21, 2018
The Democratic Party of Hawai‘i released its legislative priorities to Democratic legislators this week (Dec. 21, 2018), in advance of the 2019 legislative session. The priorities, as developed by the party’s Legislation Committee, designated three tiers of priorities to signal the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i’s level of focus this session. A living minimum wage for all workers is the Party’s top priority.
Tier One – Top Priorities
Raising the Minimum Wage & Establishing a Living Wage [i.e. raise the cost of living even higher]
Increasing Funding for Public Education [further cement and expand the all-encompassing mandatory government propaganda program beginning at birth]
Legalizing Recreational Cannabis [who doesn't like sharing a doobie?]
Tier Two – Important Policies That Need Action
Establishing Collective Bargaining for Graduate Students [we need more unions!]
Investing in Veterans Treatment Court [not sure if this means to assure needed treatment for vets, or compulsory treatment for vets]
Developing Neighbor Island Video Conferencing for Public Hearings [actually, this one makes sense... which doesn't make sense]
Establishing Single-Payer Health Care (Medicare for All) in Hawaii [socialism, onward and upward!]
Tier Three – Issues To Begin Working Towards
Improving Access to Behavioral Health Services [everyone
must behave "appropriately", after all...]
Reforming our Criminal Justice and Bail System [too many criminals spending too much time in jail where they can't hurt anybody]
Establishing Publicly Funded Elections [the
taxpayers should pay for the clown parade]
“These priorities were set by the Legislation Committee, which is made up of active Party members from around the state,” said Party Chair Keali‘i Lopez. “They represent resolutions or platform planks approved at our state convention earlier this year. We believe each of these issues are high priorities, but we also recognize that legislators have many priorities of their own. Our party looks forward to working with our members in the Legislature to ensure these issues are addressed now and in the future.”
“The Legislation Committee members put in a lot of time on these priorities,” Josh Frost, one of the Legislation Committee’s co-chairs, said. “In the end, while not perfect, this list reflects what the committee believes is both of great necessity for Hawai‘i, but also what is possible.”