Profoundly Shaped by Immigration, Today’s Hawai‘i Chafes Under Federal Restrictions
A State With a Mixed Record on Immigrants Finds Itself Fighting to Do More for Newcomers
Hawai‘i has a mixed record of welcoming migrants, but even its best efforts are now being stymied by a federal government that is working against those who wish to come to the state, said panelists at a Zócalo/Daniel K. Inouye Institute “Talk Story” event in Honolulu.
The panel discussion, titled “Does Hawai‘i Welcome Immigrants?” and held before a full house at Artistry Honolulu, drew together a Hawai‘i-born historian of immigration, a leading immigration lawyer, a refugee services professional, and the state’s former attorney general.
Under questioning from the moderator Catherine Cruz, host …