Below is a ramshackle sort of list of various Hawaiʻi advocacy organizations that focus on various subject matter – all of which is important. I threw this list together today and will keep updating and refining it in the days and weeks ahead.
If your organization is missing and you would like it added or the below information updated or corrected – just lmk!
If you are new to the legislative testimony game -Learn more about how to submit testimony and engage the legislative process by visiting Legislative Reference Bureau Engagement 101!
https://lrb.hawaii.gov/par/engagement-101
To stay informed on legislation that supports local agriculture and moves Hawaiʻi toward a just & fair food system, visit HAPA’s legislative section and sign up for action alerts.
https://www.hapahi.org/legislative-session-2023
For Publicly Funded Elections sign up at Our Hawaii
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/im-ready-to-get-big-money-out-of-politics/
For general land use and environment issues sign up for Thousand Friends of Hawaiʻi 2023 Legislative Session emailing list at htf3000@gmail.com
The central place for the Foley Reform Commission initiatives is Civil Beat “Let The Sunshine In” pages that include a bill tracker and other good info.
Sign up for Hawaiʻi Sierra Club action alerts for issues pertaining to environmental protection, land use, and climate change.
https://sierraclubhawaii.org/subscribe
For action alerts on issues pertaining to Tax Fairness https://p2a.co/cyb6a41 – Wages & Labor https://p2a.co/dcfph3C or go to Hawaiʻi Appleseed for general information. https://hiappleseed.org/subscribe
To stay abreast of The Green Amendment sign up with:
sherry.350hawaii@gmail.com
To support charging tourists a Green Fee (which is totally separate from The Green Amendment) sign up with aloha@hawaiigreenfee.org
For Children and Family, issues go to HCAN
https://speaks.hawaii-can.org/?utm_campaign=2023_01_31_child_care&utm_medium=email&utm_source=goodbeginnings
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