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Big Island NEEDS Your Voice

The government makes sure not to teach this in schools. I'm learning too, if you have corrections or suggestions please let me know. Email bigislandtalk@gmail.com. Mahalo, Rebecca Melendez


Get on Meetings Email Lists and Check Upcoming Meetings often because sometimes they don't email meetings.



1) Call the County Council at (808) 961-8255 and request to get on the County Council meetings email list because it's different than the County Planning. 

2) Click on this link and put in your information. Scroll down and click Subscribe to All Emails to get emails about meetings that will change the Big Island and get your voice heard. https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/our-county/boards-and-commissions/sign-up-for-boards-and-commissions-email-notifications 

3)Click on this link and scroll to the bottom and click on Subscribe to ALL if you want the General Plan information emailed to you for ALL of Big Island https://www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/general-plan-community-planning/gp/comp 

Please share meeting info that you want support with on my Facebook page Big Island Support so others can see it and I'll share it ALL over Facebook because I might miss meetings that you find.

 Mahalo!


When you receive an upcoming meeting email, click on the links to view what the meeting will be about and sometimes you will see Agenda, that's where you need to click to view the meeting, and you might have to click on Agenda on the second page as well.

You can write your email testimony before the meeting deadline, register to speak on their zoom meeting link before their deadline, or show up in person the day and time at the meeting's location.

Showing up via zoom or in person is great, if you can make it and directions on how to do these three are on the first page of the meeting. 

If you register to be on zoom you can choose if you want to speak at the start of the meeting or at the time the item you want to speak on is scheduled.

If you choose to speak on zoom at the start of the meeting it usually takes under an hour to be able to speak via zoom and then you can leave because your voice was heard.

After you register for a zoom meeting, you'll get an email within a day or two with the zoom link to use to join the meeting. Be sure to save this link because you will click on this link at the start of the meetings day and time to join the meeting on your cellphone or computer via zoom.

Set your alarm so you don't forget the meetings day and time to join via zoom. 

Showing up in person at the meetings time and location is great, if you can make it. They usually will take your testimony at the start of the meeting and you'll be heard within the hour, usually. You can leave right after because your voice was heard.   

 Mahalo for your time!


Check these calendars often for upcoming meetings because they might not email meetings:


Other Ways to Get Your Voice Heard Because Your Voice Matters!


Checkout the links on this page https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/our-county/boards-and-commissions 

This is the General Community Plan Draft link so you can see their plan for Big Island's future   https://www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/general-plan-community-planning Subscribe to the General Plan Email List on this link https://www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/general-plan-community-planning/cdp 

If you want to voice yourself on how they are creating Big Island, call them to speak to them in person. Email them and let them know how you feel. 

Direct links to contact Hawai'i government and get your voice heard!

This is Hawai'i Planning contact information and if they don't reply, you can go directly to their office and get yourself heard. Let them know how you feel about what they have been approving.    https://www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/about-us/contact-us  

Big Island county council contact link to let them know how you feel about what they have been approving   https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/our-county/legislative/county-council/council-members-and-districts  and here are all their email addresses you can easily copy and paste these addresses to your email: rebecca.villegas@hawaiicounty.gov, heather.kimball@hawaiicounty.gov, jennifer.kagiwada@hawaiicounty.gov, sue.leeloy@hawaiicounty.gov, ashley.kierkiewicz@hawaiicounty.gov, matt.kanealii-kleinfelder@hawaiicounty.gov, michelle.galimba@hawaiicounty.gov, holeka.inaba@hawaiicounty.gov

Governors Contact https://governor.hawaii.gov/contact-us/general-contact-information/ 

Hawai'i Representatives Contact and share how you feel about what is happening on Big Island   https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/legislators.aspx?chamber=H and here are all their email addresses you can easily copy and past these to your email:   repaiu@capitol.hawaii.gov, repalcos@capitol.hawaii.gov, repamato@capitol.hawaii.gov, repbelatti@capitol.hawaii.gov, repchun@capitol.hawaii.gov,
repcochran@capitol.hawaii.gov, repevslin@capitol.hawaii.gov, repganaden@capitol.hawaii.gov, repgarcia@capitol.hawaii.gov, repgarrett@capitol.hawaii.gov,
repgates@capitol.hawaii.gov, rephashem@capitol.hawaii.gov, repholt@capitol.hawaii.gov, rephusseyburdick@capitol.hawaii.gov, repichiyama@capitol.hawaii.gov, repilagan@capitol.hawaii.gov, repkahaloa@capitol.hawaii.gov, repkapela@capitol.hawaii.gov, repkila@capitol.hawaii.gov, repkitagawa@capitol.hawaii.gov, repkobayashi@capitol.hawaii.gov, repkong@capitol.hawaii.gov, replachica@capitol.hawaii.gov, replamosao@capitol.hawaii.gov, replowen@capitol.hawaii.gov, repmarten@capitol.hawaii.gov,repmartinez@capitol.hawaii.gov, repmatayoshi@capitol.hawaii.gov, repmatsumoto@capitol.hawaii.gov, repmiyake@capitol.hawaii.gov, repmmizuno@capitol.hawaii.gov, repmorikawa@capitol.hawaii.gov, repnakamura@capitol.hawaii.gov, repnakashima@capitol.hawaii.gov, repnishimoto@capitol.hawaii.gov, reponishi@capitol.hawaii.gov, repperruso@capitol.hawaii.gov, reppierick@capitol.hawaii.gov, reppoepoe@capitol.hawaii.gov, repquinlan@capitol.hawaii.gov, repsaiki@capitol.hawaii.gov, repsayama@capitol.hawaii.gov, repsouza@capitol.hawaii.gov, reptakayama@capitol.hawaii.gov,
reptakenouchi@capitol.hawaii.gov, reptam@capitol.hawaii.gov, reptarnas@capitol.hawaii.gov, reptodd@capitol.hawaii.gov, repward@capitol.hawaii.gov, repwoodson@capitol.hawaii.gov, repyamashita@capitol.hawaii.gov

Changes are happening fast!

Your Voice MATTERS!

YOU CAN Make a Difference!

Mahalo for your time!