Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea Wai’anae July 22-3, 2017

From July 22-23, 2017, Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi Political Action Committee (KPAC) sold Hawaiian plates at the Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea in Waiʻanae at the Boat Harbor, distributed its 2017 Koho Pono Legislative Report Cards at its educational booth and did a presentation on KPAC and the Koho Pono Campaign.

On August 20, 2017, KPAC distributed 2017 Koho Pono Legislative Report Cards to the Hui Kū Like Kākou organization at Mt. Kaʻala in Waiʻanae.  We advertised our upcoming Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi National Meeting from October 13-14, 2017 at St. Johnʻs by the Sea in Kahaluʻu, Oʻahu where we will be doing Legislative training and getting feedback from the Lāhui on setting priorities for the 2018 Legislative Session.

Koho Pono canvassing at Kapolei Hawaiian Home Lands this Sunday, September 25, 2016 @ 7:30 a.m. We will be meeting at DHHL at the 91-5420 Kapolei Pkwy address. Hope to see you there!

Please join us for canvassing this Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Kapolei Hawaiian Home Lands with the Koho Pono Report Cards. We will be meeting at 8:15 a.m. at the DHHL Office in Kapolei the address is 91-5420 Kapolei Pkwy. Hope to see you there!

This past weekend 1,500 Koho Pono Legislative Report Cards were distributed at the 2016 DHHL Leadership Conference on Hawaiʻi island and taken to various Hawaiian Homesteads across the Hawaiian islands.  As of today over 3,050 Report Cards have been distributed mainly to Hawaiian Homestead Residents. If you would like to help or organize distributing these report cards door to door or at your community event please contact klhpoliticalactioncommittee@gmail.com.

Most importantly donʻt forget to cast your vote in the primary this Saturday, August 13.  Polls are open from 7 am to 6 pm.

Koho Pono distributed over 300 report cards at Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea at Thomas Square from July 30-July 31, Saturday-Sunday.   The responses we receive regarding the report cards continue to be very positive among both Kanaka Maoli and non-Kanaka Maoli voters and prospective voters.  This weekend hundreds of report cards were given out to homestead leaders across the State at the DHHL Leadership Conference on Hawaii Island.

Canvassing this Sunday, August 7, 2016 has been CANCELLED due to 90% chance of rain.

Koho Pono, the voter education campaign of Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi Political Action Committee, has reached 12oo homes so far in the Papakōlea, Waimānalo, Kaʻaʻawa and Hauʻula Communities.  The next communities that will be visited are in Kapōlei, Nānākuli and Waiʻanae.  Check the schedule of canvassing dates on this website regularly for updates.

The overall response from the community regarding the report cards have been positive.  The Koho Pono campaign plans to visit every Hawaiian Homestead community on Oʻahu and are still looking for more sponsors to help print report cards.  If you would like to donate please email klhpoliticalactioncommittee@gmail.com.

Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi Political Action Committee Kick Started the Koho Pono Voter Education Campaign

Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi (KLH) is a Native Hawaiian grassroots initiative for true self-determination as defined under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.  Formed in 1987, KLH currently has over 20,000 Native Hawaiian citizens.  Its National Standing Committee, the KLH Political Action Committee, kick started its Koho Pono, a voter education campaign, on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 7:30 a.m. at Papakōlea Homestead.  Meeting at the Papakōlea Community Center, community members handed out 450 Koho Pono 2016 Hawaiʻi State Legislative Report Card.

Koho Pono means literally to ʻchoose wiselyʻ and the 2016 Hawaiʻi State Legislative Report Card helps Native Hawaiians and supporters to make informed decisions this year at Hawaiʻi State election polls.  The Report Card grades State Legislators and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees on Bills and Issues that concern the Native Hawaiian people ranging from water rights to federal recognition.  Below is the grading system:
            A = Voted pro-Native Hawaiian
            C = Voted against the interests of Native Hawaiians with reservations.
            F = Voted against the interest of Native Hawaiians.

“This 2016 Legislative Session was anti-Hawaiian with legislation introduced that could potentially take away Native Hawaiian rights to access water and lands,” says Keoki Pupuhi, a Waikīkī resident and member of the KLH Political Action Committee.  Pupuhi goes on to say, “As Hawaiians we need to be vigilant at all levels of government, federal, state, and even county, to protect our rights.”

There are 55 Bills left that Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi Political Action Committee is reviewing.  Here is the matrix for the KPAC Bills still alive. Matrix of Bills