is the argument here that it would better if Hawaii was independent of the US
literally yes since the US military industrial complex is responsible for hogging most of the land on the island chain, polluting the water, crowding out the working class, and handing everything over to scumbag developers. As for this particular disaster, the US isn’t exactly better equipped to help hawaiians considering how far out in the pacific ocean hawaii is and how far goods have to be transported there. They’re just about as well equipped as anyone else, but with the added caveat that they have a habit of neglect even on the mainland (see Flint michigan, for instance)
literally yes since the US military industrial complex is responsible for hogging most of the land on the island chain, polluting the water, crowding out the working class, and handing everything over to scumbag developers. As for this particular disaster, the US isn’t exactly better equipped to help hawaiians considering how far out in the pacific ocean hawaii is and how far goods have to be transported there. They’re just about as well equipped as anyone else, but with the added caveat that they have a habit of neglect even on the mainland (see Flint michigan, for instance)