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President-elect Donald Trump spoke in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Dec. 9. Hawaii residents are rallying outside the state Capitol to protest the Electoral College and President-elect Donald Trump.

The Latest on Hawaii electors voting as part of the Electoral College (all times local):

12 p.m.

Hawaii residents are rallying outside the state Capitol to protest the Electoral College and President-elect Donald Trump.

They’re holding signs saying “Defend Democracy” and “Dump Trump.”

Hawaii’s four Democratic electors are gathering today at the state Capitol to cast their votes for president as part of the Electoral College. Hillary Clinton won Hawaii, so the state’s four electors are bound by law to select her

Protester Emma Gerrish says she thinks Trump is totally unacceptable, and this is one of her last chances to stop him. She says: “No matter what the odds are, we have to try.”

As other states’ electors cast their votes, Trump was closing in on a victory.

10:15 p.m. Sunday

Hawaii’s Democratic electors are gathering at the state Capitol to cast their votes for president as part of the Electoral College.

Hillary Clinton won Hawaii, so the state’s four electors are bound by law to select her Monday. But state law doesn’t stipulate a penalty for voting differently.

Hawaii electors John Bickel, Marie “Dolly” Strazar and David Mulinix have said they’ll vote for Hillary Clinton. Elector Janice Bond hasn’t said who will receive her vote.

Republican president-elect Donald Trump won enough states to surpass the 270 electoral votes needed to become president. But Clinton received almost 3 million more popular votes.

The Associated Press interviewed electors nationwide and found little appetite for a revolt. But Trump protesters are planning rallies for Monday.

52 responses to “Hawaii residents rally against Electoral College”

  1. islandsun says:

    Rally against Crapwell dont be a hypocrite

  2. CEI says:

    The Obama Legacy;

    1. A Republican President

    2. Republican Vice President

    3. Republican control of the Senate

    4. Republican control of the House

    5. Republican control of 31 state houses

    6. A majority of Republican governors .. 36 of 50

    7. Republican control of a majority of county governments

    8. Republican control of a majority of city governments.

    But The BEST Of All…
    Conservative Supreme Court
    for the next 40 years.

  3. noheawilli says:

    How much more are they going to love it when that law Lingle vetoed goes into effect and our electors will then go to whoever gets the majority essentially wiping out and semblance of sovereignty. Can you imagine how this group of children will act when our electors go to a republican?

  4. Marauders_1959 says:

    Step aside Hawaii Democrats, there’s a new sheriff in town.
    One that upholds the law and won’t tie up traffic on Oahu during Christmas.

  5. latenightroach says:

    If these lolos protesting at our own Hawaii state capital had any brains in their craniums, they’d already know that our 4 electors won’t be voting for Trump, but for Clinton instead who won this state. Clueless people trying to get 30 seconds of fame on this evening’s news. smh

  6. paradisetax says:

    I wasn’t a Trump supporter before the election. After seeing how the Liberals reacted to Trump’s victory I’m glad he won. Now it’s very easy to see how bigoted and elitist the Liberal Democratic party is. Trump will surely be better for the country than Hillary would have been.

  7. CEI says:

    Progressives have to be quite demoralized right about now. Just 4 years ago with Barry Hussein fresh off his second victory, conservatives were told they would have to move left and embrace the progressive agenda or never win the WH again. Instead a new type of leader emerged who unlike typical squishy republicans gave a voice to the silent majority. He sailed to the nomination and proceeded to embarrass smug and arrogant progressives by defeating Waldo. Now with each passing day progressives become more neurotic and unhinged. They refuse to look inward for a little self examination. Instead they alternately blame the Russians, FBI director Comey, racism, sexism, Wikileaks and other hare-brained excuses.

    • cojef says:

      It was Hillary’s privater server, plus co-chair Huma Abedin’s ex-Husband Weiner’s pc that the Russian hacked that put the Kabosh on her campaign. Can’t blame anyone else, most of all Trump! Dirty tricks by the DNC were disclosed according to the WikiLeaks! Democrats have to look inward instead of blaming others for their loss. Good over evil won!

    • Vector says:

      CEI, progressives are not getting unhinged. You are already unhinged with the rest of the right wing fascist Neo-Alt Right Nazis

  8. st1d says:

    clinton loses four electoral voters whose conscience prevented them from casting a vote for a felon.

  9. South76 says:

    So much for revolt they were hoping for; Sanders won the Hawaii Demoncratic primary election but the four electoral electors went with the criminal lying B!tch. Bunch of sore losers.

  10. Keonigohan says:

    I can hear the FAT LADY tuning up!! No no I did not mean…you know who!
    January 20, 2017 #MAGA

  11. st1d says:

    78 pardons granted today by obama.

    clinton still waiting at t minus 32 days. her spaghetti les team is also on the clock.

    • Keonigohan says:

      PARDONED more than the last ELEVEN potus combined!
      America has THE ENEMY from within! Safety of Americans IS NOT O’s priority…..total DISGRACE!

      JANUARY 20, 2017 # MAGA CANNOT COME SOON ENOUGH!!

  12. samidunn says:

    What a fake news story

  13. Snowmantoo says:

    Why is this even news worthy. If Republicans were pulling this crap we’d never hear the end of it. Get a life, a job, something, just quit your whining and grow up. You’re everything and (a lot) more of what you accuse us Republicans of. Barry, now there’s a real loser.

  14. fstop says:

    I heard that one Hawaii Elector voted for Bernie Sanders. Could it have been Janice Bond?

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/electoral-college-meets-amid-effort-082652545.html

  15. SteveToo says:

    The BOZO’s don’t realize that if it were not for the Electoral college Hawaii’s votes don’t mean anything.

  16. okmaluna says:

    The Empress had no clothes!

  17. yogaman says:

    Meaningless news made to be “Top News” by the partisan media again. SMH….

  18. gmkhawaii says:

    I voted for the popolo in 2008, because of racism, HAWAII ties etc……voted for da popolo again in 2012, because I had HOPE…..what a waste !!!

  19. wn says:

    Call the “Waaaa…bulance!”

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