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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF HAWAII The League of Women Voters of Hawaii is a council of the local leagues, with a 17 member board of directors. The Presidents of the local leagues – Hawaii County, Honolulu and Kauai – are automatically members of the State board. The President of the newly-formed Members-at-Large Unit on Maui also attends Board meetings which are held quarterly. Most of the other board members are also active members of their local leagues. The League of Women Voters of Hawaii 49 South Hotel Street, Room 314 Honolulu, HI 96813 tel: (808) 531-7448 / fax: (808) 599-5669

2007 STATE BOARD State Board officers and directors were elected to a two-year term at the biennial Convention, held April 28, 2007 at Tokai University Pacific Center. In addition to the four officers and four elected directors, the full Board will be comprised of up to four appointed directors plus the president or designee of each local League. Officers :   President Jackie Parnell Vice President Sue Irvine Secretary Ann Sack Shaver Treasurer Diana Cummings Directors :     Valere McFarland   Suzanne Meisenzahl   Sue Miller   Mary Anne Raywid Also elected were the chair and two members of the 2009 Nominating Committee Betty Goodwin, Chair Deborah Okamura, member Richard Port, member

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF HONOLULU The League of Women Voters of Honolulu was founded in 1948 by Marion and Allan Saunders who knew that democracy thrives when citizens play an active role in elections and government oversight. In the more than 50 years since it was established, members of the Honolulu League have been actively involved in “making democracy work” on Oahu working on such issues as education, planning and zoning, transportation, environmental quality, campaign finance reform, prevention of domestic violence. The Honolulu League has also provided voter services to the community by registering voters, assisting in vote counts, arranging and moderating campaign debates and forums, holding meetings and conferences on various public issues of the day and serving on State and City and County commissions and advisory committees. The President of the Honolulu LWV is Piilani Kaopuiki. For more information on activities of the Honolulu League, please contact the League office at (808) 531-7448.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF HAWAII ISLAND The Hawaii Island League of Women Voters has been a part of the Big Island community since the 1960's. Members of the Hawaii Island League work on local, state and national issues that they are passionate about, things like; Voter Education, Natural Resource Preservation and Access, Campaign Finance Reform and Community Planning. For more information about the Big Island League, please contact Co-Presidents Leilani Bronson-Crelly or Susan Dursin

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF KAUAI The League of Women Voters of Kauai was founded in 1969 by Winona Sears and Althea McCleery. Since that time its members have maintained an active presence on the island. For more information about the Kauai League, please email: KauaiLeague@gmail.com. Mailing Address: LWV Kauai Chapter, PO Box 355, Hanalei, HI 96714

MAUI MEMBERS-AT-LARGE UNIT League members living on Maui are in the process of establishing a Member-at-Large Unit which will become a full-fledged League of Women Voters when the unit has a sufficient number of members and other criteria are met. Meanwhile they are enthusiastically getting involved in voter registration and other activities. Please contact Tamara Horcajo at (808) 870-7393.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS- U.S. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, has fought since 1920 to improve our systems of government and impact public policies through citizen education and advocacy. The League's enduring vitality and resonance comes from its unique decentralized structure. The League is a grassroots organization, working at the national, state and local levels. There are Leagues in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Hong Kong, in addition to the hundreds of local Leagues nationwide. The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters Education Fund operate at the national level with grassroots support from state and local Leagues. The League of Women Voters is strictly nonpartisan; it neither supports nor opposes candidates for office at any level of government. At the same time, the League is wholeheartedly political and works to influence policy through advocacy. It is the original grassroots citizen network, directed by the consensus of its members nationwide. The 900 state and local Leagues – comprising a vast grassroots lobby corps that can be mobilized when necessary. Over time, the League's legislative priorities change to reflect the needs of society and critical issues of concern. The organization remains true to its basic purpose: to make democracy work for all citizens. The League of Women Voters makes a difference in the lives of citizens because of the energy and passion of thousands of members committed to our principles.