Walk to the Box event on Tuesday

In an effort to promote the importance of Native Hawaiian civic engagement and turnout at the polls, a collaboration of community organizations are again organizing several get-out-the-vote (GOTV) events across the state including on Maui.

The Valley Isle’s “Walk to the Box” event will be on Tuesday.

Participants will drop their ballots off at 9 a.m. at the Velma McWayne Santos Community Center in Wailuku with sign waving at 10 a.m. In front of the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center near the old Sears.

The events aim to encourage the broader Native Hawaiian community to vote in the upcoming 2022 general election and also to highlight the importance of participating in Hawaii’s electoral processes, according to a news release.  

“There is a long-standing misinformed belief that Native Hawaiians neither care nor show up to the polls to vote, as compared to other ethnic groups in Hawaii,” said Hailama Farden, president of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, one of the organizations involved. “This is a tiresome and harmful stereotype. We are once again organizing to send a clear message that our lahui is rising, and we will show up to the polls and amplify our voices this election.”

For more information, contact Ka Leo O Na ‘Opio (KONO) at info@kaleoonaopio.org or via phone at (808) 230-9071.

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Fundraiser dinner to be held for Kama

A campaign fundraiser dinner for Council Member and Presiding Officer Pro Tempore Natalie “Tasha” Kama will be held on Wednesday at the Kahului Community Center, the Friends of Tasha Kama announced.

The fundraiser will include food, music by local group Nevah Too Late, hula and door prizes. Dinner will consist of a Hawaiian plate prepared by Four Sisters Catering.

Kama will talk story with attendees and share some of the highlights of her first two terms on the council’s Kahului residency seat, as well as her future plans.

Doors open at 5 p.m., with the event starting at 5:30 p.m. The Kahului Community Center is located at 275 Uhu St.

Tickets are available from campaign volunteers and on the Friends of Tasha Kama website for a suggested donation of $25.

For more information or to request tickets, visit www. friendsoftashakama.com/ or call (808) 385-3400.

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