HCSSC Good Friday Protest Photos Hawaii State Capitol - Wednesday, March 28, 2002 Scroll page down to see photos and captions

Activist and HCSSC President Mitch Kahle, dressed as Jesus Christ, posed for newsphotographers on the Capitol rotunda before going door-to-door visiting legislators to express concerns about the state's recognition of Good Friday as a legal holiday.

HCSSC President Mitch Kahle debates with Representative William "Bud" Stonebraker. To his credit, Rep. Stonebraker was willing to engage in a dialog with us. Unfortunately his arrogance and lack of reasoning skill prevented him from understanding (or accepting) our position that the government's recognition of Good Friday as a state holiday is unconstitutional and constitutes religious discrimination.

Senator Rod Tam was an all-around good sport. He listened to our argument and agreed that Good Friday did seem unfair. He thanked us for sharing our position with him and invited us to submit a measure to change the holiday to "Aloha Day."

HCSSC President Mitch Kahle spoke with TV news reporters just outside the office of Senator Sam Slom. Sen Slom, known for his brash personallity and confrontational style, was unusually timid and he refused to debate the issue with "Jesus."

Perhaps the most interesting stop on our Capitol tour was the office of Representative Mark Moses (Ewa, Kapolei, Makakilo). Moses was his usual self -- full of pompous ignorance. Moses once tried to run his car into a polictical opponent and recently told termanilly-ill patients they could "jump in front of a truck" if they wanted to end their suffering. Needless to say, he is perhaps the most ignorant legislator in Hawaii.

Representative Lei Ahu Isa (the one with televangelist hair), displays a sticker on her office door that reads: "Jesus loves you, but I'm his favorite." Place your mouse pointer/cursor over the picture to see her reaction when "Jesus" actually knocked on the door. By the way, she's not "my favorite" anything.

"Jesus" explains the HCSSC protest and complaint to a senate office manager.