Patricia Kickland is a Program Manager with the Hawaii State Fusion Center. Her main job duties are outreach, education, and training on topics related to violent extremism and targeted violence/terrorism prevention. She also supports other fusion center operations. Previously Ms. Kickland worked as an Investigator with the state of Hawaii’s Crime Victim Compensation Commission. Before that, she served as a deputy prosecuting attorney for the City and County of Honolulu for nearly twelve years. Ms. Kickland graduated from law school at the University of Minnesota and earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and classics from Cornell University.
It is a tragic reality that hateful ideology has found fertile ground online and offline, with consequences affecting not only Americans but people around the world. We cannot stand idle in the face of bias, bigotry, and extremism. Together, at the Eradicate Hate Summit and beyond, the collective will of individuals and organizations is needed to galvanize all people of good will to protect and defend our communities.
