{"id":196911,"date":"2024-05-03T19:12:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T05:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=196911"},"modified":"2024-05-03T19:12:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T05:12:01","slug":"statement-on-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/03\/statement-on-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on demonstration at <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/system-seal-sepia.jpg\" alt=\"U H seal\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-137454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/system-seal-sepia.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/system-seal-sepia-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/system-seal-sepia-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> is deeply committed to the right to free speech and the protections of the first amendment of the <abbr>U.S.<\/abbr> constitution. Peaceful protests and demonstrations are part of the rich history of <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> and universities around the country. It is absolutely essential that all who wish to share their views can do so and conduct themselves in a manner that is respectful to others. <\/p>\n<p>Many in our <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> <span aria-label=\"ohana\">&#699;ohana<\/span> are personally touched by specific events. But as others have said, our hearts must be big enough to mourn the loss of lives and suffering in both Israel and Gaza. Minimizing the suffering of civilians and hostages, wherever and whoever they are, is not who we are at <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr>. Nor are we a place that can tolerate either anti-semitism or Islamophobia. And we cannot make our points heard by trying to silence the voices of others. These tactics tarnish the message of anyone who wants to express their views on world events. These tactics do not show aloha.<\/p>\n<p>Diverse perspectives held on local and global conflicts and controversies have always flourished at <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr>. Higher education is where our students must learn to coexist with others who hold different views&#8212;as we must all do in life. Being able to share views and to listen with respect and appreciation of others is essential to a healthy and thriving campus and community. It is the only path to solutions. It is a way to show aloha.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, we know that some protected speech can be extremely hurtful to others. At the onset of the events of October 7, in Israel and the subsequent actions in Gaza, <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> reached out directly to students with offers of assistance. We continue to extend that support to students who are impacted. We take great pride in the fact that our <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> campuses are among the most diverse higher education institutions in the nation and <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> stands strongly committed to non-discrimination and working together to overcome intolerance. We all benefit when our entire community feels safe and secure and heard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> President David Lassner and <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Provost Michael Bruno<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>糖心Vlog官方 M\u0101noa&#8217;s president and provost make a statement regarding protests about Israel and Gaza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1007,91,9],"class_list":["post-196911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-student-affairs","tag-student-life","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196911"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196916,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196911\/revisions\/196916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}