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Men gather to stop domestic violence

About a thousand people gathered to participate in the 30th annual Men’s March Against Violence at Iolani Palace on Thursday. The march was hosted by the Domestic Violence Action Center with corporate sponsors participating along with state and local government departments and concerned citizens. The event was also held on Lanai Thursday. Other marches will be held on Maui on Friday and Kauai on Oct. 10th.

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About a thousand people gathered to participate in the 30th annual Men’s March Against Violence at Iolani Palace on Thursday. The march was hosted by the Domestic Violence Action Center with corporate sponsors participating along with state and local government departments and concerned citizens.
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People bowed their heads in prayer for those who have died due to domestic violence during the event.
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Charlie Kapela Stevens, Jr. embraced and prayed with Lucita Ani, mother of 33-year-old Theresa “Tita” Numera Johnston Cachuela, who was shot to death by her estranged husband at Pearlridge Center on Dec. 22.
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Men participating in the march wore shirts against domestic violence at the event.
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Items were distributed to participants on Thursday.
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People queue along South King Street during the march.
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Madeleine Hill held a cat named Finnegan as his owner, Shannon Fahnestock, stood by at the event.
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“When men take a stand against domestic violence, it has a positive and healing impact on our community,” said DVAC CEO Monique Ibarra. “It is critical that men tell other men that abuse is wrong and there’s a better way – especially after the increase in domestic violence murders we’ve seen here in Hawaii in the last year.”