Once again, groups across the United States will gather to peacefully protest on Saturday for a No Kings protest, including in a number of communities on the Big Island.

The protests, led by Indivisible Hawai’i Statewide Network, have branded the statewide protest “No Dictators,” out of respect for Hawaiʻi’s history of aliʻi (chiefs and kings). Supporters of the event say President Donald Trump is violating rights as outlined in both the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution, according to a news release from Indivisible Hilo One.

Hundreds turned out for the No Kings Defiance Day rally in Kona on June 14, 2025. The event was part of a nationwide movement expressing opposition to the Trump administration. (Tiffany DeMasters/Big Island Now)

Saturday will feature marches, rallies, and community events in cities and towns across the United States. In Hilo, the Hilo, Keaʻau, and Volcano Indivisible chapters, along with community members, will gather at Kamehameha Avenue and Pauahi Street.

Registrations for the Hilo event have already outpaced those for the June 14 protest, where more than 1,500 participants gathered and waved signs, according to the Indivisible Hilo One group. Saturday will follow a similar format.

“Indivisible is running a marathon strategy to train a million activists; this is one element,” said Terry McDonald, Indivisible Hilo One facilitator and event organizer. “Pushback works. That’s what we’re doing. Standing together with like-minded people creates solidarity and gives the message ‘We’re not afraid.’”

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In June, more than five million people across all 50 states joined the No Kings movement. It was the largest single-day protest yet against Trump. The Saturday event is meant to build on that momentum and “channel it into another peaceful day of resistance.”

The protest in Hilo will take place on the Bayfront from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Click here to register.

The protest in Kailua-Kona will take place later in the day at 4 to 5 p.m., on Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway, south of Henry Street and mauka (mountainside) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ temple. Click here to register.

The Indivisible group is speaking out against several things, but specifically, the slashing of Medicaid, Social Security, and education funding.

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“His (Trump) administration has defied courts, deported U.S. citizens, disappeared people off the streets, and orchestrated massive giveaways to billionaire allies,” the release states. He openly boasts of running for a third term, pushing a vision of America ruled by strongmen.”

The release goes on to say the group rejects the president’s use of tax dollars to fund mass detention, deportation operations, federal force deployments, and police takeovers, while cutting services for families.

Olani Lilly, founder of Indivisible Hilo One, said the group and community are united against dictators.

“In Hawaiʻi, we don’t do dictators from Washington, DC. Hawaiʻi needs to come together to take care of itself…It is not business as usual. On October 18, we will rise together to prove it,” Lilly said.

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Protests will also occur in the following Big Island communities:

  • Na‘alehu from noon to 1 p.m. on Highway 11 near Na‘alehu Post Office. Register here.
  • Waimea from 10 to 11 a.m. on Māmalahoa Highway, fronting Ikua Purdy Monument/Parker Ranch Center. Register here.

For more information, go to www.Indivisible.org or www.IndivisibleHawaii.org.