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James Hustace smiling with a lei
News

About 30 people attended both in-person and online for an informative talk by District 9 County Council Member James Hustace at Tutu's House in Waimea.

Huli Aʻo: Rethinking Youth Ciivics group photo with speakers Trevor Atkins and Laura Acasio and LWVHC members and guests
News

The League of Women Voters of Hawai`i County held a meeting on "Huli Aʻo: Rethinking Youth Civics" on Saturday, November 23, at Hawaiʻi Community College, featuring guest speakers Trevor Atkins and Laura Acasio and followed by a lively audience Q&

LWVHC talk by Brad Clark on voter information at Interfaith Community Association
Blog Post

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.

Donna Oba in lei
Blog Post

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

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Public Statement

The League of Women Voters, along with three individual plaintiffs, asked a court for emergency relief in a class action lawsuit that seeks to stop the Trump-Vance administration’s unlawful creation of massive government databases consolidating sensitive and legally protected personal information on millions of people in America to unlawfully open investigations and purge voter rolls. 

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of Illinois and the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following joint statement in response to reports that the federal government is preparing to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago and other communities across Illinois.

Blog Post

The Colorado State Legislature defines conversion therapy as the effort to change an individual’s sexual orientation, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attraction or feelings toward individuals of the same sex. The Legislature felt so strongly about the dangers of conversion therapy that, with bipartisan support, they passed House Bill 19-1129, prohibiting conversion therapy for minors in Colorado.  

HB 19-1129 is being challenged in court by a conservative Christian therapist in Colorado Springs.

Public Statement

Claudia Ortega Hogue has been appointed to the national board of directors of the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS), bringing her deep expertise and commitment to civic engagement to the organization’s leadership. A lifelong advocate for community empowerment and a seasoned nonprofit leader, Ortega Hogue brings over 25 years of experience across the nonprofit, government, higher education, engineering, and construction sectors. 

Blog Post

Cada año, aproximadamente 1,4 millones de hispanos se vuelven elegibles para votar. Además, el electorado latino es más joven que el promedio nacional: su edad promedio es de unos 37 años, casi una década menos que la del conjunto del país. 

Cuando los jóvenes se registran y votan, no solo suman un voto más: llevan las historias de sus familias a las decisiones públicas. Un primer voto puede reflejar los sacrificios de los padres, la guía de un maestro y las esperanzas de una comunidad, y así convertirse en parte de la vida pública.