{"id":230499,"date":"2016-06-22T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T20:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=230499"},"modified":"2016-06-22T06:00:56","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T20:00:56","slug":"native-hawaiians-unify-order-vote-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/native-hawaiians-unify-order-vote-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Native Hawaiians unify in order to \u2018Vote to Rise\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

KAPOLEI, Hawaii<\/strong>\u2014The national nonprofit, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) has opened a five-year voter registration campaign to raise the impact of the Native Hawaiian community on local elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe CNHA Vote-to-Rise campaign has the potential to engage tens of thousands of new voters from our communities in the ballot box on priorities important to our families,\u201d said Michelle Kauhane, CNHA President. \u201cThrough the generous investments of local and national funders, we are all in to register every new voter possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Partners include, No Vote No Grumble, APIA Vote, Native Vote and Rock the Vote. One of the CNHA Vote to Rise strategies is its \u201c16 for 2016\u201d that is registering 16 year olds to vote two years from now. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in this for the long haul,\u201d said Jordyn Danner, CNHA Policy Center and Vote to Rise manager. \u201cWe aren\u2019t looking to only engage in election years, we want to build a solid pipeline of life long voters right out of high school.\u201d<\/p>\n

Danner shared that voter registration is as easy as a text message. \u201cJust text 788683 and type 16 for 2016 or vote to rise in the comment line, and in 2 seconds you get a link to register right from your phone.\u201d<\/p>\n

The CNHA Vote-to-Rise campaign is also invested in technology and database systems to build one of the largest most accurate voter databases on Native Hawaiians.<\/p>\n

\u201cData is key,\u201d Danner said. \u201cWe are very clear about the data aspect of this work by making sure we are tapping into the best available technology. Phone banking, mapping where our voters live, tracking whether registration is translating to actual votes cast are all important data points that we will invest in.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf this kind of community organizing is meaningful to you, come join us,\u201d Kauhane remarked. \u201cHawaiians will not be at the bottom of voter statistics for long\u2014this initiative intends to change the current reality to reach for what we are fully capable of\u2014an engaged and active voting population in our homelands! It\u2019s exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you or the organization you work for would like an inventory of Vote-to-Rise materials to reach potential new voters, email policy@hawaiiancouncil.org or call Jordyn Danner, CNHA Program Manager at 808.596.8155.<\/p>\n

CNHA is a national network of Native Hawaiian Organizations, providing assistance in accessing capital and technical resources, and is a policy voice on issues important to Native Hawaiian communities. Its mission is to enhance the cultural, economic, political, and community development of Native Hawaiians.<\/p>\n

For more information about CNHA please contact us at 808.596.8155, toll-free at 1.800.709.2642, by e-mail at info@hawaiiancouncil.org, or at www.hawaiiancouncil.org. (PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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