Hawai‘i County Council member to speak at next League of Women Voters meeting

 The next general meeting of the League of Women Voters of Hawai’i County will be held in person and via Zoom on Aug. 26 at 9:30 a.m. at Mokupapapa Discovery Center in Hilo at 76 Kamehameha Avenue. 

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend and asked to arrive 10 minutes early. Jennifer (Jenn) Kagiwada, Hawai’i County Council Member, will speak on “County Priorities, Lessons Learned & Youth Civic Engagement.”

Also featured will be winners of the 2023 Hawai’i History Day.   

Kagiwada will reflect on her experiences during her first nine months in office, lessons learned — and still being learned — as well as her priorities for District 2 and the county as a whole.  She will also discuss her ideas about helping young folks become engaged in civic duties such as voting.  

Kagiwada chairs the Policy Committee on Health, Safety and Well-Being and is Vice-Chair for the Communications, Reports and Council Oversight Committee. The councilwoman was the Hawai‘i Island Coordinator for Womenʻs March for four years and has a strong background fighting for womenʻs rights, working families and childrenʻs issues.

For pertinent information and registration, check out https://tinyurl.com/lwv-hawaiicty

or contact LWVHC at 808-933-8633.