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Trump wins GOP caucuses in Hawaii after securing presidential nomination
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Voters in Georgia, which was a key battleground state in the last president election, sound off on the candidates in the 2024 election.
KAILUA, Hawaii — Former President Donald Trump emerged victorious in Hawaii’s Republican presidential caucuses, further cementing his path to reelection after securing the GOP nomination late Tuesday.
With 98% of precincts reporting, Trump leads all other candidates with 97% of the vote. Also on Tuesday, President Joe Biden secured the Democratic nomination after wins in Georgia, Mississippi, Washington, and the Northern Mariana Islands, setting up an all-but-certain rematch against Trump in November.
More: Joe Biden clinches easy Democratic primary wins in Georgia, Mississippi
Trump’s dominance in the race was evident from the outset, with his formidable performance on Super Tuesday, where he won 14 out of 15 contests. In 2016, Trump demonstrated his popularity in Hawaii, winning the caucuses against a more crowded field.
The Hawaii Republican caucuses allocated 19 delegates, distributed across various subgroups based on the statewide vote and congressional district results.
The latest win for Trump comes after the Republican National Committee laid off more than 60 people on Tuesday. Last Friday, the former president installed three allies, including his daughter-in-law, in top roles after suggesting that former chair Ronna McDaniel step down.
More: Donald Trump is presumptive Republican nominee after Washington state win
Contributing: Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY; The Associated Press
Jeremy Yurow is a politics reporting fellow based in Hawaii for the USA TODAY Network. You can reach him at JYurow@gannett.com or on X @JeremyYurow
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Golf tourney to benefit Hawaii Island Humane Society – West Hawaii Today
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The Hawaii Island Humane Society is hosting a charity golf tournament fundraiser on Saturday for its facility and programs.
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Group of Hawaii wildland firefighters in Washington state to help battle large wildfire
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A group of wildland firefighters from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is in Washington State to help battle a large wildfire burning in the remote wilderness.
Nearly 5,000 acres in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest have burned in the Pioneer Fire. At last check, the fire was 7% contained.
With Tuesday marking National Wildland Firefighter Day, the National Park Service is putting out a call to hire more wildland firefighters.
Park officials said it’s a career that will take firefighters to national parks across the country.
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Christian clubs win legal victory in Hawaii – The Lion
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After-school Christian clubs won a legal victory in Hawaii after alleging suing over discrimination by public school officials.
A Hawaii district court granted Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) of Hawaii a preliminary injunction on Thursday.
CEF filed its initial lawsuit in January, claiming the state education department and local public school leaders were discriminating against CEF’s Good News Clubs.
The clubs are part of an interdenominational program for 5- to 12-year-olds and boast nearly 85,000 clubs worldwide, including 6,200 in the U.S.
According to CEF’s complaint, Good News Clubs were denied access to public school facilities because of their religious nature and, in some instances, made to pay rental fees not required of nonreligious groups.
“Defendants’ policies of unequal access, pretextual denials, and hostility to CEF’s religious message violate the Constitution and have denied some Hawaii elementary school students access to free, positive, and character-building Good News Clubs that enrich countless students’ lives in other Hawaii schools and throughout the country,” the lawsuit read.
The Hawaii court granted an injunction in favor of the Christian clubs, directing the state to provide CEF “equal access” to school facilities that are “made available to other similarly situated nonprofit organizations” such as Boy Scouts or Girls on the Run.
“This is a great victory for Child Evangelism Fellowship, parents, and the students in Hawaii public schools,” said Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, which is representing the plaintiffs. “The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that public schools cannot discriminate against Christian viewpoints regarding use of school facilities.
“Child Evangelism Fellowship gives children a safe space that offers moral and character development from a Christian viewpoint. Good News Clubs should be in every public elementary school.”
Staver also noted in January that CEF has never lost a lawsuit for equal access.
Even so, the group continues to face discrimination from public schools.
Last year, CEF sued a Rhode Island district for equal access to school property and won. Other clubs – such as the Fellowship for Christian Athletes – have also had to fight for their rights to meet on campus.
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