the BIG ISLAND NEEDS YOUR VOICE

Your Voice Matters

Calendar Links Below For Upcoming Meetings That You CAN Get Your Voice Heard At

The government does not teach us how to express ourselves in their system. I'm learning, too. If you have corrections or suggestions, please let me know. Email bigislandtalk@gmail.com Mahalo, Rebecca Melendez
Watch Maka's music video that says it all, I and Aina Not For Sale. 
Check the below calendar links often for upcoming meetings.
Share meetings you find by tagging my Facebook page, Big Island Support, because I might miss the meeting you see. Mahalo.
They don't make it easy to view meetings. To view some meeting info, you will have to click on the calendar link below and then click on Agenda. There is a link where you must click on Agenda and then the PDF under all the folders.
Go to this page for more instructions on how to get on Get On Email Lists and still look for meetings.
 Big Island 1 - County Planning Meeting Calendar.
 Big Island 2 - Boards and Commisions Calendar Meetings. 
Big Island 3 - County Council Calendar  Meetings County of Hawai'i Calendar Scroll to the Bottom to View 
If You Had to Leave a Meeting Early, Click Here and Go to Date of Meeting, Watch the Archived Video to Learn What Happened  

How To Voice Yourself Instructions

When you see an upcoming meeting, click on the links to view what the meeting will be about. Sometimes, you will see the 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. They don't make this easy.
You can write your email testimony before the meeting deadline, register to speak on their Zoom meeting link before the deadline or show up in person on the day and time of the meeting at the meeting location.
If you can make it, showing up via Zoom or in person is great. Easy instructions on how to do these three will be on the first page of the meeting Agenda page.
If you register to speak on Zoom, you can choose to speak at the start of the meeting or when the item you want to speak on is scheduled. Depending on your available time, I recommend giving testimony at the start of the meeting. 
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. The people who go to the meetings in person will be speaking first. 
After you register for a Zoom meeting, you'll receive an email within a day or two with the Zoom link to join the meeting. Be sure to save this link because you will need to click on it at the start of the meeting day and time to join the meeting, and you can join on your cellphone or computer via Zoom.
Set your alarm so you don't forget the meeting day and time to join the meeting via Zoom. 
If you can make it, showing up in person at the meeting time and location is great. They usually take your testimony at the start of the meeting. Depending on how many people show up, you should be able to leave within an hour, and giving an email testimony is great.
Just get your voice heard because Your Voice Matters!
There are many approved future developments for affordable housing and many luxury home developments that haven't started construction yet, and Hawai'i County Council keeps approving even more developments, even when the island's resources are being taxed today. 
Is Hawai'i's planning and county council looking into the Big Island's resources to determine whether the island has the resources for even more developments? 
Please read this petition about Big Island Resources https://www.change.org/p/help-prioritize-big-island-developments-to-keep-island-s-resources-safe-for-all 
Follow me on Facebook because I post about meetings when I can, and if you know of a meeting, please tag my page   https://www.facebook.com/BigIslandSupport/
Mahalo! :) 
Click here to go to the Get on Meetings Email Lists page above.