1st Responders Union Suit Against the Hawaii Vaccine Mandate Claims that 45,000 People Have Died within 72 Hours of Getting Vaccine. Says Vaccines Don't Stop the Spread or Immunize People

 From [HERE] and [HERE] Representatives for Hawaii union members taking legal action against the state’s COVID vaccine mandate held a news conference at attorney Michael Green’s office on Thursday. Approximately 1,200 first responders are part of the class action lawsuit.

The attorneys announced that they plan to file the lawsuit on Friday in order to try to stop the mandate which takes effect Monday, Aug. 16. This one is on behalf of police officers, firefighters and other first responders.

One of the lawyers representing the emergency responders recently listed data backing their decision to forego taking the experimental Covid jabs.

“The tests we’ve seen around the country from doctors are showing that almost 45,000 people that got these vaccinations were dead in 72 hours,” attorney Michael Green said at a Thursday press conference.

“They’re just asking for the chance to choose,” said attorney Shawn Luiz. “It’s a personal, autonomous, healthcare decision, and everyone should make their own choice, whether or not they want to take a vaccine or not.” 

“I have to choose between that career that I’m committed to or put in an experimental drug that I don’t know what it’s gonna do to me in my body, or I got to give all that up,” said Capt. Kaimi Pelekai of the Honolulu Fire Department.

Pelekai says the City just sent county workers a letter saying they either have to get vaccinated or show proof of religious or medical exemption by Monday — or they could lose their job. KHON2 is asking the City about the letter.

When the governor announced the mandate last week, he said unvaccinated workers have the option of getting tested weekly. Representatives for the union members in the class action lawsuit say this is a violation of their collective bargaining agreement, and it runs into a whole set of problems for the workers.

“If they can’t prove the testing because they’re waiting for their free tests and they’re going to be home without pay. So it’s almost the same result as being fired. You’re having a large majority of our first responders off the street without pay and being punished,” said attorney Kristin Coccaro.

“The heavy-handedness that we are now seeing is shocking to the conscious for Hawaii especially, and there’s got to be a voice,” said Green.

The City confirmed the letter that was sent to workers and released a statement from the Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi saying, “I stand behind the decision to protect City employees, their families and our communities, while also reducing the number of positive COVID-19 cases.”

A spokesman for the state attorney general says, “The State is confident that its vaccine and testing policy is lawful and constitutional.”

Although there are a number of free testing sites, those who are unable to go to them will have to pay for their own. Exemptions will be provided, but it is still not clear how those will be determined. Those who do not comply, however, could lose their job.

During the press conference, Honolulu Fire Captain Kaimi Pelekai also spoke in an emotional testimony describing the pressure of having to choose between the shot and losing his job.

“I have to choose between that career that I’m committed to or put in an experimental drug that I don’t know what it’s gonna do to me in my body, or I got to give all that up,” Pelekai said. “I spent the last 20 years of my life and 37 years watching my dad do this job, and because I didn’t want to put an experimental drug in my body, I got to give that all up?”