That is a derailer , a common safety device, use to prevent fouling of a rail track from unauthorized movement or unattended rolling stock. It is painted safety yellow so people will NOTICE it.
The eight alternating white, red and blue stripes represent the eight islands of Hawaii. The British Union Jack represents Hawaii's historical relationship with Great Britain as its protectorate.
So the protectorate sends over this feeble mind corrupt illiterate?
This is how genocide works when you kill off all the friends and family in the immediate vicinity.
This post inspired me to listen to the second NPR story
While I usually find NPR pretty annoying, this one was so bad it was entertaining. Lots of mental/logical gymnastics leading to, "the Great Reset is actually real, and it includes eating bugs. But you're racist if you don't want to."