Join us on Saturday, August 7th, from 10 a.m. for our General Meeting featuring Ms. Shannon Cristobal, Director of Hawai``i History Day and the K-12 Humanities Programs of the Hawai`i Council for the Humanities (HCH). Ms. Cristobal will be speaking on Civic Engagement in the Social Studies Curriculum on Hawai`i Island, followed by Q&A. Her bio is below.

We will also be joined by Ms. Malia Hill, recipient of the LWVHC’s award for an outstanding project that demonstrates civic engagement, advocacy, and/or voter education on strengthening democracy and transparency. Malia's project is "The Salt March: India's Peaceful Plea."

Register by Thursday, August 5th to receive a link to join the League of Women Voters of Hawai'i County's meeting. The link and other details will be sent closer to the event date. If you haven't used Zoom before, please make sure you download it ahead of the meeting: https://zoom.us/download . Zoom is free and you can use it on a PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad or Android device.

The Zoom room will open at 9:30 a.m.

AGENDA

• Call to Order at 10 a.m. - Helen Hemmes
• Approval of Minutes from April 19, 2021
• Reports from Officers
  Treasurer - Carolyn Murray
  Membership - Diane Herrera
• Reports from Committees
  State Report - Donna Oba
  Others - Pending
• Guest Speakers
  Ms. Malia Hill - recipient of LWVHC's award for outstanding Hawai`i History Day project that demonstrates civic engagement, advocacy, and/or voter education on strengthening democracy & transparency, for Hawai`i County
  Ms. Shannon Cristobal, Hawai`i Council for the Humanities
  Q&A
• Announcements - Helen Hemmes
• Adjournment

SPEAKER'S BIO

Celebrating its 31st year in Hawai`i, Hawai‘i History Day, a state affiliate of National History Day (NHD), is a year-long history education program that invigorates the teaching and learning of history in grades 4-12. It promotes a theme-based, research-centered model for history and civics education. As coordinator for HCH programs on the Hawai`i Island, Ms. Cristobal has engaged educators from public, private and charter schools.

Born and raised in Kalihi and ‘Ālewa Heights, Ms. Cristobal is a Ph.D. student in the College of Education-Department of Educational Foundations at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Her work is interdisciplinary and research interest include Critical Pedagogy, Memory/History, Oral History, Decolonial Pedagogy & Praxis, Ethnic Studies, Critical Food Studies, Foodways Pedagogy, Filipino American History & Literature, & Contemporary Literature of Hawai‘i.

She is a passionate Pin@y scholar, educator, and advocate in the decolonial process that aims to educate and strengthen families, communities, and educational institutions in Hawai‘i.