An estimated 400 to 500 people attended Rep. Gabbard’s first Town Hall of the 2017 tour in Kona.

KONA, Hawaii – Hundreds packed into the Kealakehe Intermediate School to hear from Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, as the Democratic representative began her statewide Town Hall Tour during the April District Work Period.

Gabbard was given a standing ovation from the sizable crowd. Many were eager to hear her take on the current situation in Syria, following President Trump’s ordered Tomahawk missile strike on the Al-Shayrat Air Base. The U.S. action was in retaliation for the regime of Bashar Assad using nerve agents to attack his own people, defense officials stated.

Gabbard was one of the first to speak out on the “short-sighted” escalation that she said “will lead to more dead civilians, more refugees, the strengthening of al-Qaeda and other terrorists, and a possible nuclear war between the United States and Russia.”

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard speaks in Kona.

Big Island Video News will have more from these meetings under the tag: Tulsi Town Hall Tour 2017

Remaining tour dates and places:

Lānaʻi
Thursday, April 13th
4:45 – 6:30 PM
Lānaʻi Senior Center
309 Seventh Street
Lānaʻi City, HI 96763

Oʻahu
Saturday, April 15th
7:30 – 9:00 PM
Kainalu Elementary School
165 Kaiholu Street
Kailua, HI 96734

Molokaʻi
Monday, April 17th
4:30 – 6:00 PM
Mitchell Pauole Center
90 Ainoa Street
Kaunakakai, HI 96748

Hawaiʻi Island – Hilo
Tuesday, April 18th
7:30 – 9:00 PM
Waiakea High School
155 W. Kawili Street
Hilo, HI 96720

Kauaʻi
Wednesday, April 19th
6:00 – 7:30 PM
Kauaʻi Veterans Center
3215 Kapule Hwy
Līhuʻe, HI 96766

Maui
Thursday, April 20th
7:30 – 9:00 PM
Maui Tropical Plantation
1670 Honoapiilani Hwy
Wailuku, HI 96793