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| Date | May 28 – June 7, 2020 (1 week and 3 days) |
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This is a list of George Floyd protests in Hawaii. Following the murder of George Floyd, protests spread from Minneapolis to other parts of the United States, including Hawaii. Protests broke out in Honolulu on the night of May 30 and spread to over four other cities over the following days.
On June 6, around 400 people held a "paddle out" around Hanalei Pier at Black Pot Beach Park to support Black Lives Matter and protest the murder of Floyd and other deaths from police violence. [1]
On June 3, at least 200 protesters gathered in Hilo, in memory of Floyd. [2]
On May 30, hundreds of protesters marched from Waikiki to Ala Moana Beach Park and back to protest systemic racism and the murder of George Floyd. Although the protest remained peaceful, the Target store in Ala Moana closed early at 2:00 p.m. as a precaution. On May 31, additional peaceful protests were held in Kapolei and on Magic Island. Honolulu mayor Kirk Caldwell spoke in support of the protests and emphasized the importance of protesting peacefully. [3]
On June 3, at least 200 people gathered outside of the Hawaii State Capitol in Urban Honolulu to protest Floyd's murder. Protesters, many of whom were Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and Asian Americans expressed solidarity with Floyd given the racial injustices they had felt also being minorities in the United States. [4]
On June 5, a student-led protest in Waikiki was held, with some protesters calling to defund the Honolulu Police Department. [5]
On June 6, around 2,000 protesters gathered in Ala Moana Beach Park. The crowd, which eventually grew to between 5,000 and 20,000 people, marched to the state capitol to show solidarity with Black Lives Matter. Dozens of state sheriffs and police officers also gathered at the capitol, but the event remained peaceful. [6] [7]
On May 31, a peaceful paddle out and vigil was held for George Floyd off the beaches of West Maui. [8]
On May 30, about 150 protesters gathered at the intersection of Hāna Highway and Haleakalā Highway near downtown Kahului protesting Floyd's murder. [9]
On June 2 and June 3, protests occurred in and around Kailua-Kona. [10]
On May 31, over 300 people took part in a "paddle out" on Launiupoko Beach to honor George Floyd. [11]
On June 3, over 100 people gathered at the Lihue Civic Center to protest Floyd's murder. They walked through the streets and posed with police officers at the Historic County Building. [12]
On June 7, around 200 people protested on the streets to demand justice for George Floyd. [13]
In 2020, a series of protests took place in California related to the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while in police custody. On May 31, 2020, the California Department of Human Resources advised "all state departments with offices in downtown city areas" to close on June 1.
This is a list of George Floyd protests in the U.S. state of Oregon.
This is a list of protests in New York following the murder of George Floyd in 2020.
This is a list of George Floyd protests in Alaska, United States. Protests occurred in at least thirteen various communities in the state.
This is a list of George Floyd protests in Idaho, United States.
This is a list of protests brought on by the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd in Kentucky, United States. In 2020, there were protests throughout Kentucky in reaction to the shooting of Breonna Taylor and murder of George Floyd by police, as well as the shooting of David McAtee by the Kentucky Army National Guard. The demonstrations happened regularly in the largest cities in Kentucky, including Louisville and Lexington. Many of the smaller cities had protests on at least one day.
This is a list of George Floyd protests in the U.S. state of Maine.
This is a list of protests related to the murder of George Floyd in Mississippi, United States.
Following the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020, protests erupted around the nation and world. Dozens of protests, several involving thousands of protesters have been held in New Jersey. Unlike in other areas of the country, protests have been mainly peaceful. This is attributed to relatively good community-police relations, memories of the race riots of 1967, and activist leadership maintaining focus on systemic racism. After protests in Trenton and Atlantic City grew violent on May 31, curfews were set for the first time. Residents of Atlantic City helped clean up damage after the protests turned destructive.
This is a list of protests in North Dakota related to the murder of George Floyd.
This is a list of protests in Oklahoma related to the murder of George Floyd.
This is a list of protests in South Carolina related to the murder of George Floyd.
This is a list of protests in South Dakota related to the murder of George Floyd.
This is a list of protests in the U.S. state of Texas related to the murder of George Floyd.
Protests were held across the United Kingdom following the murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, by a police officer in the United States on 25 May 2020. Immediately following his murder, protests and riots occurred in dozens of cities across the United States. Protests were staged internationally for the first time on 28 May, with a solidarity demonstration outside the United States Embassy in London. They took place during the UK COVID-19 pandemic.
Shortly after protests seeking justice for George Floyd, an African-American who was murdered during a police arrest, began in the United States, people in Canada protested to show solidarity with Americans and to demonstrate against issues with police or racism in Canada. Vigils and protests of up to thousands of participants took place in all 10 provinces and all 3 territories of Canada.
This is a list of protests that took place in Los Angeles County, California following the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while in police custody.
This is a list of protests that took place in San Diego County, California following the murder of George Floyd that took place on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. These events were created to fight for justice for George Floyd and other Black community members who suffer from Police brutality. These demonstrations resulted in a number of policy changes, namely the ban of the cartoid neck restraints use in San Diego County and a city-wide independent review board that would review police practices.
