Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 39, Number 11, 1 November 2022 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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The vast majority of Native Hawaiians plan to vote in the upcoming 2022 General Elections; rates nearly identical to those of non-Hawaiians.

BjWr£Jplan to vote | 8% are unsure 1 5% do not plan to vote

The percentage of Native Hawaiians who plan to vote in 2022 (87%) is higher than the percentage who reported voting in 2020(82%).

Native Hawaiians have unique civic assets; they are significantly more likely than non-Hawaiians to participate in community events or activities and to address community issues.

Worked with others in the community to acheive a eommon goal (e.g., fundraising for the loeal library)

Participated in an event to address a community issue

12% Qrganized an event to address a community issue

Native Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians report similar rates of : • Providing testimony or writing a letter about an issue that is important to them (29%). • Meeting with a loeal official about an issue that is important to them (15%).

58% of Native Hawaiians made donations to benefit the community. This percentage is significantly different from the 66% of non-Hawaiians, whieh may reflect the lower per capita ineome of Native Hawaiians(ACS, 2021)

Native Hawaiians more likely than non-Hawaiians to act as leaders... in their neighborhoods 34% vs. 31% #in community organizations 46%vs.4i% in'āina(land)or kai(oeean) — 3A% vs. 31%

Among the 5% of respondents not planning to vote, reasons for not voting are different between Native Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians. Non-Hawaiians report that voter registration rVlOTF is the greatest barrierto voting. Native Hawaiiansaresignificantlymorelikelytocite | | lackoftrustingovernmentasthegreatest i — i I barrierto voting. I — I These differences may point to the continuing impact of historical injustices on Native Hawaiians and the need forthe loeal, state, and federal government to meaningfully engage in reconcilliation.

'lmi Pono is an annual statewide survey conducted as a collaboration between Kamehameha Schools' Strategy & Transformation Group, Lili'uoKalani Trust, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Papa Ola Lōkahi and contracted with Marzano Research. For more information, please visit: www.Ksbe.edu/research/imi_pono_hawaii_wellbeing_survey/

Imi Pono ^ Hawai'i Wellbeing Survey