After the Tea Party What?

More than a thousand people showed up to the successful Honolulu Hawaii Tax Day Tea Party, a protest against out of control government spending, bailouts, liberal political policies, new taxes, more taxes, increased fees and higher taxes. The gathering was held at the Hawaii State Capitol on Wednesday afternoon April 15. The protest/rally was the finale to a national movement of Tea Parties held throughout the nation.

In Hawaii Tea Parties were also held in Lihue, Kahului, Kona and Hilo. The Honolulu Tea Party was the largest. Organizers of the Honolulu's Tea Party gathered more than 800 signatures and addresses from many people who attended the rally. They will be following up with mailings and campaigns that will educate and inform the galvanized public on the myriad of tax issues now on the table and into the future.

The public needs to use the energy of the tax rallies to continue opposing tax increases and demand fiscal accountability from politicians or at least, boot the bad ones out of office next year. The public should be obligated to contact city councils, legislators, the governor and Congress that "we are fed up with tax increases, higher costs and demand fiscal restraint and accountability". Only with enough pressure from everyone opposed to tax increases can the tide be turned. Otherwise we'll be taxed to hell and never recover.

Addtional Links:

• Hawaii Tea Party Photos at Flickr.com
• Nationwide Tea Party Photos at Flickr.com
• Rabbett's Honolulu Tea Party Photos
• Hilo and Kona Tea Party Photos from Hawaii Free Press
• Lihue Tea Party Photos from Hawaii Free Press
• Don't Tax Me Bro, by Malia Zimmerman @ HawaiiReporter.com
• Mel's Hawaii Tea Party Photos at Flickr.com
• OvertaxedHawaii.com
• Tax Day Tea Party
  

Photos and video by macprohawaii.com