Mahalo to Brad Clark for serving as the guest speaker on impartial voter information at the ICA meeting on August 27, 2024, at Hilo Community of Christ Church, through an introduction by Helen Hemmes.

Every two years, League gets calls for League to sponsor candidate forums, oftentimes by candidates. League often declines because we can’t find volunteers.

The LWV was asked by the Chair of the Political Science Department at UH Hilo to provide a workshop to the Political Science (PoliSci) club on how to create and submit meaningful testimony on legislative measures.

Mahalo nui loa to these volunteers for their work on the Waikoloa Village Association vote count and annual meeting on May 10 and 11, respectively, and for braving the stormy weather:  Kit Afable, Brad Clark, Sue Irvine, Iris Fujii, Marva Furmidge

The Hawaii County Committee on the Status of Women organized a voter registration table for the Pahoa Bruddah Kuz Youth Jamm, which was held April 20 at the Billy Kenoi Park Gym in Pahoa.  Vice Chair of the Committee, Shana Kukila is a new member

Under blue skies and shady palms, the community gathered on June 29 at Hilo Bayfront for the 2024 Hawaiʻi Island LGBTQ+ Pride Festival at Moʻoheau Park and Bandstand.

Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder's Community Zoom Meeting 5-28-24,
6-7 PM was attended by eight citizens of Puna.

The state Office of Elections has added a Rumors vs. Facts page on its website to combad widespread disinformation.

Wondering how you can get more involved this election season? We have some ideas! Here are a few ways that you can play a part in making the 2024 Primary and General Elections successful!

Scott Nago, Chief Elections Officer, and Raymund de Vega, Voter Services, of the State of Hawai'i Office of Elections will present on the digital voter guide and other new initiatives for the 2024 Elections. Followed by Q&A.

The League of Women Voters of Hawai'i County participated in the 2024 Hawai'i History Day district fair for Hawai'i Island district at UH Hilo on March 2nd, 2024.

Representing District 8 (North Kona),

Hawai`i County Council Member Jennifer "Jenn" Kagiwada reflected on lessons learned, and still bein

For the fourth consecutive year, LWV of Hawai`i County is honored to be a part of Hawai`i History D

Learn more about some of the exciting priorities and discussions that took place at the 2023 National Council in Las Vegas from  June

Since 2019, LWV of Hawai`i County has sponsored an award at the Hawai`i History Day Hawai`i District Fair, an activity of the

Rebecca Villegas, Hawai`i County Council Member for District 7, spoke on "The Comfort and Clarity of Acknowledging Capacity," at the General Meeting of the Hawai`i County League of Women Voters on Saturday, January 21st, 2023.

On January 1, Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in Hawaii special elections took effect.

The Hawaii Women's Coalition meets twice a month, for at least the last five or six months of the year, to choose subjects of most importance to women and girls.

Just in case you haven't looked at the Legislature's website recently, here's some info that's been posted recently, along with other info:

Hawai`i has one of the most modern elections system: early voting, automatic and online voter registration, Election Day voter registration, ballot tracking, and voting by mail and in-person

Maile David, Hawaii County Council Chair and Member (District 6), spoke on her journey to public service, the Hawaiian Sovereignty movement, housing, and other topics at the General Meeting of the League of Women Voters of Hawai`i County on August

Dr. Larry Heintz's talk on "An Ethicist's Take on the Hawaii County Board of Ethics" at the General Meeting of the Hawai`i County League of Women Voters on Saturday, January 10th, 2022, followed by Q&A.

AZ Central, part of the USA Today network, has put together a comprehensive guide to voter rights across the US and in Puerto Rico, together with analysis on how voter laws are changing.

No further interviews have been conducted due to Covid threats.  However, I have attended all County Councilman Matt Kaneali`i’s monthly zoom meetings.

From the Hawai`i State Board of Elections website

The Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct is an independent panel created by the Hawaii House of Representatives in February 2022, after two former legislators were charged with accepting bribes to sway wastewater le