The State of Hawaiʻi 2025 legislative session officially opened January 15, 2025. Join Hawaiʻi Arts Alliance Executive Director Gaye Humphrey and SFCA Executive Director Karen Ewald for a series of online presentations: “Understanding the Legislative Process: Civic Engagement in the Arts”.
- January 16, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
- January 23, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
- January 30, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
- February 6, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Link to register: tickettailor.com/events/hawaiiartsalliance/1564964
- February 13,12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Link to register: tickettailor.com/events/hawaiiartsalliance/1564964
- February 20, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Link to register: tickettailor.com/events/hawaiiartsalliance/1564964
Resources
- January 16 meeting recap, provided by the Hawaiʻi Arts Alliance: Meeting Recap Session 1 (PDF)
Public testimony is an important part of the legislative process! The legislature has resources online, including workshops and tutorials through the Legislative Reference Bureau’s Public Access Room.
- Hawaiʻi State Legislature: capitol.hawaii.gov.
- My Legislature: create a free account to get hearing notifications, submit testimony, and track measures: capitol.hawaii.gov/account.
- Public Access Room: get free tutorials, workshops, and other resources for learning how to engage with the process and communicate with legislators: LRB.hawaii.gov/par.
- State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) news page: get updates on the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/news. Posts specific to the state legislature: sfca.hawaii.gov/category/news/hawaii-state-legislature-news.
Media Coverage
KITV Island Life Live, Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
Hawaiʻi Arts Alliance:
Photo: view of the sky through the roof of the Hawaiʻi State Capitol building.
- This post was updated on January 16, 2025 to add a new Zoom link for the 1/23 and 1/30 sessions.
- This post was updated on January 17, 2025 to add a link to the 1/16 meeting recap, provided by the Hawaiʻi Arts Alliance, and a link to a printable flyer.
- This post was updated on January 24, 2025 to add a Media Coverage section and to embed the video of a KITV Island Life Live episode with Karen Ewald and Gaye Humphrey.
- This post was updated on January 27, 2025 to add a link to the Hawaiʻi Arts Alliance Action Alert email, dated January 24, 2025.
- This post was updated on January 29, 2025 to remove the link for the 1/23 meeting and to update the printable flyer link to a new flyer.
- Updated on January 30, 2025 to update Zoom link to the 1/30 meeting.
- Updated on January 31, 2025 to add February dates and link to register. Removed link to January 30 flyer.