Posted on 12/12/2023 10:31:59 AM PST by Jyotishi
Bomb threats targeting synagogues and symbols of hate along Hawaii’s busiest roadway — the messages appear to be connected to a war 9,000 miles away.
HONOLULU (Hawaii 7News Now) -- Bomb threats targeting synagogues and symbols of hate along Hawaii’s busiest roadway — the messages appear to be connected to a war 9,000 miles away.
Along the H-1 highway by the Barber’s Point exit, one of the many places that have a swastika along with the star of David graffitied onto signs.
Those symbols can be seen for about 10 miles along the H-1 heading into town.
“We think of Hawaii as the land of Aloha. But seeing that kind of thing, it’s kind of an eye opener for the rest of the things happening outside in the world,” said one Oahu resident.
It was an eye-opener, not just for drivers but for the state transportation director, whose crews are now racing to clean up the symbols.
“I’ve been with the department since 2006. And I’ve never seen antisemitic or, or hate graffiti like this in the time that I’ve been here,” Hawaii DOT director Ed Sniffen said.
The message is clear, whoever spray painted this sign is comparing the symbol of the Nazis, who killed 6 million Jewish people, to the Star of David, representing the Jewish faith and the state of Israel.
Hateful acts have been on the rise since the war broke out between Israel and Hamas.
“Very surprised. Still very surprised,” Rabbi Itchel Krasnjansky of Chabad Hawaii said.
“We’ve been here since 1987 … and never experienced any antisemitism. Land of Aloha” Rabbi Itchel Krasnjansky is holding a public menorah lighting on Tuesday evening in Waikiki.
“Evil sometimes rears its head, and the stronger it comes out, it’s almost like a sign it’s on its last legs.”
Psychiatric nurse practitioner Bradley Kuo says parents should be ready with thoughtful answers if children see the symbols on the roads.
“I think it’s worth the time and effort to address these issues head-on with our kids because our kids are going to ask those questions. They are going to be curious, and if parents say we are not going to talk about it . . . that might drive up the curiosity more,” Bradley Kuo said.
HPD reports no arrests so far but encourages people to report any graffiti sightings.
In the meantime, The DOT says whoever is responsible could face fines and cleanup costs.
“Right now, we have 91 fatalities on the system; we don’t add to it anymore. Defacing the system like this damaging public property and potentially affecting people’s safety as you go on the system, absolutely unacceptable, and really not who we are,” Ed Sniffen said.
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The FBI is also investigating multiple bomb threats to Jewish temples in Hawaii.
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/12/11/security-increased-oahu-synagogue-following-emailed-threat/
Security increased at Oahu synagogue following emailed threat
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/12/11/security-increased-oahu-synagogue-following-emailed-threat/
Are the swastikas backwards or the right way?
In my experience, if they are backwards, it’s lefties who painted them. Real nazis generally make a point of knowing how to properly draw a swastika.
once again the intolerance of the left is showing
If they are opposite of what we have seen, they may have Indian (feather, not dot) meanings.
Hawaii - Big liberal enclave.
Massive liberal enclave- never mind the fact they have the largest secessionist movement in America. When some in
Texas talk about seceding its all about “white supremacy!!” yet this has gone on for decades in obama’s Hawaii and the media remains silent
Why is it that the right is always called nazi’s... But the Jewhating, Rioting and Swastica painting always seems to come from the left?
Don’t you think some people would recognize that?
I’ll go with “fake hate crime” until proven definitively and not in the Gretchen Whitmer kidnap “plot” kind of way.
Any pictures of the rage ?
Having lived there....
I suspect it is the muslims that are training at the Kaneohe base. For some reason the US military LOVES hosting muslims on Oahu. They come in from all over the world to train there.
They caught a chinee national doing that up in the NE.
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