#civic engagement

Native Hawaiian organizations wrap up month-long effort to promote civic engagement

To cap off a month-long effort to promote the importance of Native Hawaiian civic engagement and turnout at the polls, a collaboration of community organizations gathered Monday to make one final push to encourage voter turnout. 

Maui County Council wins national award for youth-focused ʻImi Pono Challenge

The Maui County Council won a 2022 achievement award in civic engagement and public information for its youth engagement program at the National Association of Counties conference in Colorado.

Vot-ER gives first civic engagement award in Hawaiʻi to Molokaʻi health center

Molokaʻi Community Health Center has received Hawaiʻi’s first $4,500 Community Civic Engagement Program award from Vot-ER and its partners to support nonpartisan voter education and engagement.

Maui Council Chair Encourages Civic Engagement Online

In light of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Council Chair Alice Lee said today she encourages the public to provide testimony and view meetings of the council and the council’s committees online.

BRIEF: Maui Wins National Award for Civic Engagement

The award recognizes Maui for the council’s implementation of a system that allows public testimony to be received from remote district offices in Hāna, Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi.