Directory of Advocacy Organizations and Groups in Hawai’i that monitor public policy initiatives and issue action alerts seeking public testimony. These groups share my general values – Please visit their websites, sign-up for the action alerts, stay informed on the issues, and submit testimony!

Please lmk via the comments any organizations you believe are missing –

To be included the group/organization must have a website, be involved in public policy issues, monitor bills and issue “action alerts” seeking testimony or related actions, and must have posted on their website their Board of Directors, sponsors of the org, or otherwise what individuals are managing/leading their efforts – anonymous groups will not be posted.

ACLU Hawai’i – Protecting civil liberties and free speech
https://www.acluhi.org

ʻĀina Aloha Economic Futures – Native Hawaiian voices, values, and experiences – economic recovery for ʻāina aloha
https://www.ainaalohafutures.com

Chamber of Sustainable Commerce – Strengthening our economy without hurting workers, communities, or the environment.
https://www.chamberofsustainablecommerce.org

Common Cause Hawai’i– Good government, election reform, ethics and lobbyist regulation. https://www.commoncause.org/hawaii

Conservation Council for Hawai’i– Environmental Legislative Network (ELN) https://www.conservehawaii.org/get-involved/environmental-legislative-network

Hawai’i Alliance for Progressive Action (HAPA) – Fair and Sustainable Food Systems, Community Based Stewardship, Reclaiming Democracy, Social/Economic Justice
https://www.hapahi.org

Hawai’i AppleSeed – Social and economic justice, affordable housing, tax reform
https://hiappleseed.org

Hawai’i Children’s Action Network (HCAN) – Keeping children safe, healthy, ready to learn https://www.hawaii-can.org

Hawai’i Public Health Institute – Food and agriculture, transportation, public safety, oral health, healthy eating + active living (HEAL), tobacco, drug and alcohol prevention https://www.hiphi.org

Hawai’i Workers Center – Fair wages, worker rights, tenant rights https://www.hawaiiworkerscenter.org/action/

Hawai’i’s 1,000 Friends – Legislature Good and Bad Bill Alerts – Environmental/Cultural
http://www.hawaiis1000friends.org

HuliPac – Big Island centered grass-roots political and policy action
https://www.hulihi.com

Indivisible Hawai’i – A pro-democracy citizen activist group whose mission is to protect and enhance the institutions of democracy, resist Trumpism by engaging our elected officials at all levels of government and promote progressive and democratic values. https://indivisiblehawaii.org/

Maui Tomorrow – Protects Maui’s precious natural areas and prime open space for recreational use and aesthetic value, promotes the concept of ecologically sound development, and preserves the opportunity for a rural lifestyle on Maui. https://mauitomorrow.org/

Our Hawai’i – Building a movement to create a Hawai’i that puts kama’āina and kānaka maoli — not big money interests — first.
https://our-hawaii.org

Pacific Birth Collective – midwifery and related
https://pacificbirthcollective.org/Midwifery-in-Hawaii

Pono Hawai’i Initiative (PHI) – Empower people-driven political leadership to achieve economic, social, and environmental justice.
https://ponohawaiiinitiative.org

Save Koloa – Environmental and Community protection – Fighting bad poorly planned developments on Kauai. https://savekoloa.com/

Sierra Club of Hawai’i – Environmental protection, Red Hill, sea level rise, over-development
https://sierraclubhawaii.org

Surfrider Foundation Hawai’i – Protect and enjoy, ocean, waves, and beaches
https://hawaii.surfrider.org

I Ola Wailuanui – Kauaʻi centered – Support the cultural enrichment, historic preservation, land conservation & spiritual nourishment of Wailuanuiaho’ano – no hotel. The time of the Coco Palms Hotel has passed.https://www.wailuanui.org/

350 Hawaii – Climate change
https://350hawaii.org