As a follow-up to the “Walk To The Box” event that was held in Honolulu last week, Native Hawaiian students, community organizations, and leaders in East Hawaiʻi will be organizing a voting event in Hilo to highlight the importance of Native Hawaiian civic engagement and turnout at the polls.

The event will begin with sign waving along Kamehameha Avenue (near Wailoa River State Park) at 4:00 p.m. Participants will also hear a series of speeches from event organizers.

WHAT: “Walk To The Box” East Hawaiʻi Sign Waving

WHO: Kamehameha Schools – Hawaiʻi Campus
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Ka ʻUmeke Kāʻeo Public Charter School
Ka Leo O Nā ʻŌpio (KONO)
Native Hawaiian Community Organizations

WHEN: Thursday, August 11 at 4:00 p.m.

WHERE: Kamehameha Avenue (near Wailoa River State Park)

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