#Advocacy

An advocacy group and a state agency are partnering on a new survey aimed at gauging access to menstrual products across Hawaiʻi, five years after a government report found widespread struggles with “period poverty.” Maʻi Movement Hawaiʻi and the Hawaiʻi State Commission on the Status of Women released the questionnaire this month as part of […]

Girl Scouts of Hawaiʻi is launching Girls in Policy, a new, innovative program designed to strengthen girls’ civic engagement, leadership and advocacy skills during the 2026 Hawaiʻi Legislative Session.

Elle Cochran, 2010 candidate for West Maui Council, Transcript: Introduction:  Aloha, I’m Elle Cochran, running for the County of Maui council seat for the West Maui district.  I’m new to this.  This is my first time running, but I have that passion, energy and drive, the willingness and openness to learn the issues, listen to the […]