If you need something to do this weekend, go to the People to the Polls event on August 4th 10am-4pm. It's a march from Ala Moana Beach Park to the State Capitol. It's a progressives event that claims to be non-partisan. Do some trolling and wear your MAGA hat and shooting club shirt. Eat their free food!
Organizations participating include the gun control groups Women's March and Young Progressives Demanding Action.
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Join YPDA at the State Capitol diamond head lawn on Saturday, August 4, at 11 a.m. to celebrate our involvement in the democratic process with free food from Da Spot, entertainment by talented local musicians, educational booths from more than a dozen community advocacy organizations and, of course, the act of voting in our primary election, taking advantage of early walk-in voting across the street at Honolulu Hale.
The event is non-partisan, family-friendly and no candidates will be promoted by any of the participants. This is purely about civic engagement. It's time for the people to come together as a community and take back their democratic process.
Feel free to go directly to the Capitol beginning at 11 a.m., but participants can also meet a contingent of community members and candidates at Ala Moana Beach Park near Piʻikoi Street beginning at 9 a.m., to take part in a March to the Polls which will depart the beach park at 10 a.m. and arrive at the Capitol lawn at approx. 11:30 a.m.
Hawaiʻi has consistently been at the bottom of state rankings when it comes to voter participation. Working people often feel disenfranchised from the democratic process as a result of policy choices that place profits over people. They feel that their votes and their participation will not change the status quo. But participation in the process is the only thing that has ever resulted in peaceful progress, and the only thing that ever will. The election of candidates that are more in-tuned with working class values is critical to alleviating many of the socioeconomic problems working people in Hawaiʻi experience. This will only happen if Hawaiʻi's people feel enfranchised and empowered to participate, and this requires organizing and fostering a sense of welcome and community. YPDA and its partners hope that this event will begin to create that sense of community.
Organizations that wish to participate in the march or that wish to set up educational booths on the Capitol lawn are encouraged to contact lead organizer Will Caron at action@ypdahawaii.org or willcaronforhawaii@gmail.com
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