As E. Biden supporters across the U.S. celebrated his 2020 presidential election victory, his Hawaiian supporters shared similar optimism for the future while opponents insisted it was too early to announce the winner.
The suspense from Tuesday night ended at 6:25 a.m. Hawaii time today when national news, including the Associated Press, predicted former Vice President Biden as the winner of Republican President Donald Trump.
Americans across the country took to the streets to celebrate the results – or in small numbers.
Elected officials and Biden supporters in Hawaii are enthusiastic that Democrats were able to stop Trump from a second term and are optimistic about resolving the ongoing problems in Hawaii – his ability to respond to the Covid-19 outbreak in the state is very immediate.
U.S. Sen. “It’s a huge, huge sigh of relief, because trust me, President Trump’s four years have been nothing but chaos, corruption and division,” the former Hirono said. Sen. Said the former Hirono. “(Biden) is already running on the ground, because what he wants to do is get this epidemic under control, because of course our economy is very much committed to controlling this epidemic. He is already setting up a commission, and they will listen to scientists and medical people, and we will have someone who will be responsible for the office fees. “
Even before his election as president, Biden said he and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris had briefings to prevent the spread of Covid-1 of in the U.S., which has been registering new cases for more than seven months since the outbreak. .
Georgia still has two U.S. Senate seats to hold, so the future of important legislative measures, such as the formation of the Senate and other COVID-19 stimulus packages, is uncertain, but Hirono said Biden could still do a lot as president.
This includes selecting the right people to run federal agencies, such as epidemic control and prevention centers, to manage epidemics properly.
“He should select people to be the head of our agencies, our departments, who have a commitment to the mission of the departments, including someone from the CDC … who will listen to science.”
Negotiations in Congress for a second stimulus package have stalled for months, and Americans across the country are left with declining federal aid. In May, Hawaii’s budget shortfall is projected to fall to 3 2.3 billion due to the economy stalled by COVID-19.
Newly elected U.S. Rep. Kai Kahle said he is excited for the future of the U.S. and hopes the states will get the federal help they need to get through the epidemic.
“Local county governments, local municipalities, state governments, don’t have enough revenue to weather this hurricane.” “We need sustainable, federal support … it will increase national debt. It is necessary, perhaps, more than just a stimulus package. But what we need to do is make sure we can get as much financial support as the people want. “
The chairman of the Democratic Party Hawaii, Tyler dos Santos-t reasons, gave a number of reasons why Hawaii would benefit from the Biden presidency.
“The first is that we plan to deal with the coordinated federal response and covid,” said Dos Santos-Tame. “The other is Biden’s infrastructure plan … which will be key for a state like ours, which has huge infrastructure.”
Dos Santos-tamme named Biden’s Build Back Better Infrastructure project to help Hawaii. He also said he believed Biden’s “foreign policy skills” would benefit the state.
But like Trump himself, his Hawaiian supporters have accepted the election and questioned its legitimacy.
Edwin Boyet, vice chairman of communications for the Hawaiian Republican Party, said it was premature to declare Biden victorious.
“I probably spoke to more than a thousand Republicans in Hawaii (Friday), and I can’t think of a caller who thought this election was even close to a compromise.”
For months leading up to the election, Trump has made unsatisfactory allegations that mail-in voting will result in widespread voter fraud. And after election day, as votes were being counted and Biden gaining prominence, his campaign filed lawsuits in several states, including the swing states of Pennsylvania and Georgia.
Law experts and election officials have overwhelmingly said there is no sign of widespread or sporadic voter fraud.
“It’s important to make sure that legal issues are resolved so that people can have confidence in the electoral process,” Boyet said.
“We want all Americans to have faith in the electoral process,” Boyet said. “We want to know if the winner or loser, with the confirmation of state and federal election laws, the candidate who got the majority of votes was properly nominated as the winner. Once we erode our faith in the veracity of our elections, we will lose something like Americans. ”
Pro-Trump protesters today – between 100 and 350 – hoisted Trump and American flags in front of the state capital to protest the election results.
Some feared their rights would be stripped under Biden’s presidency, while others deceived the media.
One protester, who identified himself as Isaac KM, said Biden did not find himself a helper for Hawaii.
“Biden has been in government for almost 50 years. “Nothing good has happened to me here.” He said. “I’m not going to say that Trump represented Hawaii well, but he’s working people. He doesn’t understand me to work, and my money goes to people who don’t work but can work. “
Some passers-by paid homage in support, while others hacked the protesters.
The Associated Press contributes to this report.
