Protesters of economic and political climate march through Waikiki
It was somewhat ironic that some of the marchers had signs protesting the millionaires and billionaire , but didn't really notice that billionaire Genshiro Kawamoto (right) walked right past them on Lewers Street toward his hotel. From the occupied ‘aina of Hawai'i in solidarity with the peoples of occupied lands worldwide, the Occupy Honolulu General Assembly held a march and rally in solidarity with the Global Day of Action from Ala Moana & Atkinson, through Waikiki on Kalakaua Ave. and end near the intersection with Kapahulu Ave.
About 200 to 300 sympathizers of the Occupy Wall Street movement marched from Ala Moana Beach Park to the Mahatma Gandhi statue fronting Honolulu Zoo on Saturday afternoon, again raising disenchantment with the economic and political climate of the United States.
The march and protest, organized by group Occupy Honolulu, coincided with similar demonstrations across the U.S. mainland and Europe. Honolulu police monitoring the march said it was peaceful and without any incident.
While Occupy Honolulu appears to incorporate different concerns from government overregulation to Hawaiian sovereignty, a common denominator among its supporters is that they all embrace the "we are the 99 percent" slogan adopted by Occupy Wall Street, a reference to the notion that 1 percent of the country’s population controls the nation’s financial and political power.
