JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO HOST INFO BRIEFING ON THE EROSION OF DEMOCRATIC NORMS
- Hawaiʻi State Senate
- Sep 11, 2025
- 1 min read
HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Senate Committee on Judiciary, chaired by Senator Karl Rhoads (Senate District 13 – Dowsett Highlands, Puʻunui, Nuʻuanu, Pacific Heights, Pauoa, Punchbowl, Pālama, Liliha, Iwilei, Chinatown, and Downtown) will be holding an informational briefing to hear from Professor Colin Moore (Ph.D. Department of Government, Harvard, 2009) about the erosion of democratic norms in the United States and how that trend is affecting and will affect the residents of the State of Hawaiʻi. All opinions expressed by Professor Moore are his own.
“The Committee is looking to gain an informed historical context for patterns surrounding the current administration’s decisions,” said Senator Rhoads. “The Trump Administration is continuing to take actions of questionable legality which are negatively affecting Hawaiʻi residents.”
AGENDA
1. Welcome and Introductions (7 minutes)
2. Professor Moore's Presentation on the Erosion of Democratic Norms in the United States (30 minutes)
3. Questions from the Committee – 5 minutes per Member for Questions and Answers
WHEN/WHERE
10:00AM Thursday, September 18, 2025
Conference Room 016 & Videoconference
Hawaiʻi State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
View the Hearing Notice HERE
As is normal with informational briefings, no public testimony will be accepted.
This informational briefing is part of a series of informational briefings on the rule of law in relation to the recent actions of the Trump Administration and how its decisions are impacting Hawaiʻi.