Civic engagement ej sound einwot juon naan elap, ak ej jino jidik. Ej mean kwoj lale mein ko rej koman ilo am community — im kwoj kojerbal nan participate naat mein ko rej matter nan kwe. Guide in ej kwalok ta men eo ej look einwot ilo Hawaii im ia kwoj jino.
Ejjelok experience en aikuj. Kwoj jab aikuj jela ewi wawein government ej jerbal nan jino participate. Elaptata ko kwoj aikuj jela, kwoj naaj jela kab jen am itok.
Ta ej count einwot civic engagement?
Jabdewot mein ej connect-i kwe nan public decision-making. Jet waanjonak ko:
- Attend-i juon neighborhood board meeting nan rongorong ta ko rej kenono kaki ilo am area
- Submit-i written testimony ilo juon bill kwoj care kaki
- Jeje juon letter nan am county council member kin juon local issue
- Vote ilo state im county election ko
- Kenono ibben am jiran ko kin ta ej walok ilo am community
- Itok nan juon public hearing nan rongorong, menan kwoj jab testify
Aolep mein ko rein rej count. Kwoj jab aikuj koman aolep. Jino kab jabdewot eo ej feel natural.
Ewi wawein government ej jerbal ilo Hawaii — ko rejelok
Hawaii ewor jet layer in government ko rej koman decision ko rej affect am mour kajojo raan. Understanding-i won ej ta ej jiban kwe jela ia kwoj direct-i am energy.
State Legislature
Hawaii State Legislature ej meet kajojo iiear ilo State Capitol ilo Honolulu. Ewor ruo chamber: Senate (25 member) im House of Representatives (51 member).
Rej introduce im vote ilo bill ko rej boki state law — aolep mein jen education funding nan environmental regulation ko nan tax policy.
Legislative session eo ej usually etal jen January nan May. Elaptata bill ko ewor public hearing ko ia jabdewot armij emaaron testify.
County council ko
Hawaii ewor emaan county, kajojo ewor council eo an:
- City & County of Honolulu — ej cover aolep Oahu (9 council member)
- Maui County — ej cover Maui, Molokai, im Lanai (9 council member)
- Hawaii County — ej cover Big Island (9 council member)
- Kauai County — ej cover Kauai im Niihau (7 council member)
County council ko rej handle local issue ko: zoning, property tax ko, park ko, dren, ial ko, public transit, im local ordinance ko. Decision ko rein usually rej ewor impact eo ediktata ilo am mour kajojo raan.
Board im commission ko
Hawaii ewor elonlok board im commission ko ilo state im county level. Mein ko rein rej appointed body ko rej oversee-i specific area ko — land use, water management, education, health, transportation, im elap lok. Meeting ko aer rej public im open nan testimony iturin Sunshine Law (HRS Chapter 92). Men eo ej mean meeting ko aer rej aikuj announce mokta im open nan public.
Civi.Me ej track-i elonlok jen 400 council ko rein ilo am meetings directory. Ej ial eo emman tata nan lo ta ej meeting im naat.
Neighborhood board ko (Oahu)
Oahu ewor 33 neighborhood board — volunteer body ko rej serve einwot juon direct link ikotaan community ko im city government. Neighborhood board meeting ko rej informal, open nan aolep ri-jokwe, im rej cover aolep mein jen park maintenance nan development project ko nan public safety. Rej juon an ko entry point ko remman tata nan civic participation.
Ia nan jino
Kojerbal juon mein. Seriously — juon wot. Eini jet mokta eo emman depand ilo jonan iien kwoj ewor:
Elane ewor am 10 minute
- Browse-i Civi.Me meetings directory im lo juon council ak board ej related nan mein eo kwoj care kaki
- Etale won am state legislator ro
- Sign up nan meeting notification ko ilo juon topic ej interest-i kwe
Elane ewor am juon awa
- Riiti am guide nan testify ilo juon public hearing
- Jeje juon letter nan am representative kab jen letter writing kit
- Attend-i am neighborhood board meeting eo (Oahu) ak county council meeting eo ekonaan itok
Elane kwoj konaan etal elaplok
- Boki Civi.Me ambassador im host-i event ko ilo am community
- Track-i juon bill ilo legislative session jen introduction nan vote
- Attend-i jet meeting ko nan juon board ak commission nan understand ewi wawein decision ko rej unfold ilo iien
- Jela kin am right nan access-i government record ko im attend-i public meeting ko — Hawaii law ej protect-i ruo
Kajjitok ko rejelok
Ij aikuj ke boki U.S. citizen nan participate?
Kwoj aikuj boki U.S. citizen nan vote ilo election ko. Ak public hearing ko, testimony, neighborhood board ko, im community meeting ko rej open nan aolep Hawaii ri-jokwe menan ejjelok citizenship status. Am ainikien ej matter ilo public decision-making menan kwoj maaron ke vote ak jab.
Elane ijab jela jabdewot kin issue eo?
Men eo ej normal. Elaptata armij ro rej testify ak jeje letter ko rejab expert ro. Kwe juon community member ewor am lale — men eo ej ta public participation ej nan. Kwoj bar maaron attend-i meeting ko nan rongorong im jela mokta jen kwoj decide nan kenono.
Ej make ke juon difference?
Aet. Decision-maker ro ilo Hawaii — bwe elaptata ilo county im neighborhood level — rej usually rongorong jen jidik wot community member ro. Naat kwoj itok, jeje, ak testify, kwoj usually juon ilo jet ainikien jidik. Men eo ej ewor an weight. Bill ko rear amend-i, project ko rear ukot, im decision ko rear reverse kab jen community member ro rear participate.
Civi.Me ej ke partisan?
Jaab. Civi.Me ej nonpartisan. Kim jab kwalok eok ta position nan boki ilo jabdewot issue. Kim ej lewoj eok tool ko nan participate im information nan koman am mwiin decision ko.
Step ko tok juon
Jela ewi wawein testify Letter writing kit Browse-i meeting ko Am right nan jela