A high-ranking official with the Hawaii Republican Party confirmed Monday that he resigned after posting a series of tweets about the QAnon conspiracy theory on the official party account, saying its adherents shouldn’t be mocked. “We should make it abundantly clear the people who subscribed to the Q fiction, were largely motivated by a […]
Ostrov had previously told local news outlet KITV in an interview that the thread clearly debunks the Q phenomenon as fiction, and that it explained the creators of the Q fiction exploited the patriotism of their followers.
But the tweets did appear to give credence to some of QAnon s central beliefs, or at least coddle believers of the conspiracy theory by offering some support for their ideas. What is the truth? There are highly networked groups of people with specific agendas. Factions and individuals within Government do abuse power - Peter Strozk, Steele Dossier, James Comey, FISA courts, and on, one tweet said, referencing examples of QAnon conspiracy-theory beliefs. Powerful people do engage in abusive or predatory behavior.
QAnon tweets on Hawaii GOPâs official account raise questions about partyâs direction
After a high-profile resignation over comments online, the Hawaii Republican Party tries to find its way By Rick Daysog | January 25, 2021 at 8:08 PM HST - Updated January 26 at 10:32 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A high-ranking Hawaii GOP official has resigned over tweets supporting QAnon followers, but the controversy is raising new questions for the party.
Edwin Boyette, vice chair for communications for the Hawaii Republican Party, said his tweets on the partyâs Twitter account were âerrors in judgement.â
The partyâs chair said the tweets donât represent the views of the organization.
A high-ranking official with the Hawaiʻi Republican Party has resigned after posting a series of tweets about the QAnon conspiracy theory on the official party account. Edwin Boyette confirmed Monday that he resigned a day earlier. He posted Saturday that QAnon adherents should not be mocked or ridiculed for their beliefs because they stem from patriotism and love of country. Some QAnon believers were among those that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Democratic Hawaii Gov. David Ige said at a Monday news conference said he doesn’t understand how anyone that adheres to those beliefs are really doing it because they’re patriotic.
A Twitter thread from the Hawaii GOP had said that QAnon followers were "largely motivated by a sincere and deep love for America" and should not be "ridiculed."