For the third consecutive year, LWV of Hawai`i County has been honored to be a part of Hawai`i History Day for Hawai`i District by sponsoring an award for an outstanding student project that demonstrates civic engagement, advocacy, and/or voter education on strengthening democracy and transparency.

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. Students present their projects in an exhibit, performance, documentary, essay, or website project. History Day culminates in the presentation and evaluation of these projects at school, district, state and national history days.

Listen to 2022 LWVHC award winners Sarina Lam and Claire South of Hilo Intermediate School share about their exhibit, "Women's Protest Leads to the 19th Amendment." Sarina and Claire talk about how they got interested in the topic, and why the topic is relevant for the people and youth of Hawai`i Island today.

They are introduced Ms. Pualeilani Fernandez, who teaches their Hawaiian history honors class and supported them in this project.

Congratulations, Sarina and Claire!

- We will post a link to their exhibit board once it is available.
- Hawai`i History Day - https://hihumanities.org/what-we-do/hi-history-day/
- Hawai`i History Day is a program of the Hawai`i Council for the Humanities - https://hihumanities.org/