It’s set for Wednesday (Sept. 5) at 10 a.m. before Rep. John Mizuno‘s House Human Services in Conference Room 325 at the Capitol:

The purpose of this informational briefing is to discuss hate & violent crimes, such as but not limited to, domestic violence, hate crimes based on race or sexual orientation, physical violence, and gang violence.

Those invited to speak include the Department of Human Services, Gandhi International Institute for Peace, Soka Gakkai International and the Hawaii Rifle Association.

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