ABOUT KIDS VOTING HAWAII
Kids Voting Hawaii is a non-profit, nonpartisan, grassroots organization partnering with public, private, charter and home schools statewide, to educate youth about the importance of voting and good citizenship.
The purpose is to prepare K-12 students with the information and experience to participate as responsible citizens and to sustain American democracy. High technology combines with civics education to inspire youth to explore the General Election candidates and issues, engage in dialogue with their peers and
parents, and prepare for a lifetime of voting.
Kids Voting Hawaii provides an age-appropriate curriculum and classroom activities, which align with the Hawaii State Social Studies Standards, and address the ‘civic responsibility’ and ‘civic character’ measurements. Kids Voting Hawaii also serves as the institutional base for Project Citizen and the Center for Civic Education.
An affiliate of Kids Voting USA, Kids Voting Hawaii was initiated in 1996, with support of Rotary Clubs statewide. In the first three General Elections, more than 125,000 students voted at adult polling sites on paper ballots for only the major candidates. In the 2002 General Election, Hawaii students were the first in the nation to vote statewide by computer, thanks to the cutting edge Internet technology of Commercial Data Systems. In General Election 2008,
119,756 students cast their ballots via the Internet.
