We're About A Week Away!

Candidate Forum, Got Your Questions Ready?

Our Candidate forum is rapidly approaching. A lot of hard work has been put into the event and we want to make sure that your questions are answered by the candidates. Here's a selection of questions that were sent in to be answered.

• If elected governor, what processes would you put in place within the State Government to ensure the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act is supported and its enactment will ensure a smooth transition towards self-governance by the Native Hawaiian population?
• What specific action steps would you take to improve the educational and academic success of our Native Hawaiian children in the public school system?
• How do you see the city and state working together in providing health, human services and housing services?
• As resources decrease and needs increase, what will your administration do to assure that the budget is not balanced on the backs of the vulnerable populations?
• What is your plan to help people who are homeless?
• How will health care reform affect Hawai`i and Native Hawaiians?

If you have any questions you would like to have answered, please let us know. You can post your questions in the comments section of this posting, send us your question via a tweet on our Twitter account, post a question to our Facebook page, or by sending us an email to novotenogrumble@gmail.com.

Music, food, fun, free parking, and your questions answered. It's going to be a great time! Looking forward to seeing you there!

Saturday, August 14, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Happening This Weekened

Gabby Pahinui Waimānalo Kanikapila

No Vote, No Grumble will be at Waimanalo Beach Park this Saturday, celebrating kiho'alu slack key music and registering new voters. We're looking forward to hearing some great music and bringing up the registered voter count!

Saturday, August 7, 2010
The Pahinui 'Ohana presents
The Third Annual Gabby Pahinui Waimānalo Kanikapila
Waimanalo Beach Park 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

For more info on the event, click here

Weekend Events

Support Great Causes and Register to Vote While There!

Saturday:

Lanakila Pacific
2nd Annual Papio Tournament – Fishin’ for Meals and more!
Saturday, July 24, 2010, 7am – 12pm
He'eia Pier in Kaneohe Bay
http://www.lanakilapacific.org/fishin-for-meals.asp

Bring your boat, buddies and luck to Lanakila Kitchen’s 2nd annual Papio Tournament for good fun, good friends and up to $5,000 in cash prizes. All proceeds will support Lanakila Meals on Wheels and more! in providing nutritious meals and support for Hawaii’s elderly in need. Last weigh-in at 1pm. Call 533-3054 or 554-5360 for more information.


Jump Start Your Future
2010 Real World Event
Saturday, July 24th, 9AM - 4PM
245 N. Kukui Street

Jump Start Your Future is a collaboration of community sponsors for the purpose of teaching independent living skills to help transitioning youths ages 16-21 create a dream for their future and a path for success. There are three components to this project: 1) a local on line Kuder Career Assessment and Planning meeting; 2) a Real World Event on Oahu; 3) a local Real World after Party to make connections and stay connected with what will help YOUth succeed.

More info here


Partners in Development Foundation
Windward 'Ohana Carnival
Saturday, July 24, 2010, 10:30am – 2:30pm
Windward City Shopping Center

A benefit for Partners in Development Foundation. PIDF's programs will be featured at various booths along with exciting rides, live entertainment, a rock climbing wall, a balloon monsoon, the list goes on! Fun for the whole family!

Save The Date!

From what I hear, this isn't going to be your typical candidate forum. Food, music, and most of all, your questions...Answered!

10th Annual Wai'anae Coast Sunset on the Beach

Can't Beat A Great Sunset!

No Vote, No Grumble took in 57 new registered this past weekend voters bringing up our total to 219. We also started handing out and collecting absentee registration forms to those already registered to vote. Sunset on the Beach was a great venue and we had a great time! Here's a write up and photos of the event courtesy of the Ka Pa'alana program at PIDF.

On June 12 & 13, 2010, Valley of Rainbows produced their 10th Annual Wai‘anae Coast Sunset on the Beach. Mā‘ili Beach Park seemed the perfect place to host the venue which is said to be the largest community event on the Leeward Coast - drawing in an estimated fifty thousand people total. For the first time, Partners in Development Foundation was blessed to have the opportunity to participate as an in-kind donor.

At the non-profit tent Tutu & Me had an art activity with their books and CDs on display. No Vote, No Grumblevolunteers encouraged visitors to exercise their right to vote as they assisted 57 people with filling Voter Registrations and 41 with Absentee Applications. At the keiki activity tent, Ka Pa‘alana had art, science, and gross motor activities which served an estimated total of 285 keiki during the two-day event.

Mahalo to Valley of Rainbows for their dedication to making dreams come true for the youth of Wai‘anae and for their success over the past 10 years with Wai‘anae Coast’s Sunset on the Beach.

For more information about Valley of Rainbows, go to www.valleyofrainbows.org

Ulu La'au Project

Let the Voter Registering Begin!

No Vote, No Grumble made an appearance at Tutu and Me Traveling Preschool's Ula La'au Project, sponsored by Kokua Hawai'i Foundation, Partners in Development Foundation, and Community Works in 96744.  Here's an excerpt from the invitation.

In ancient Hawaii the bedrock of a community was traditions and planting.  The taro symbolized a family unit - it's main root is surrounded by offspring shoots, topped by spreading green leaves, with rich soil and leaves protecting it's surrounding bank.

Ancient Hawaii had two seasons and twelve lunar months.  Kau were warm months with trade winds to harvest.  Ho'oilo are cooler months for planting.  Planting generally took place in lunar months of February and March.

Tutu and me Traveling Preschool will honor this ancient tradition by planting native tree's at Kahalu'u KEY Project on March 10, 2010.

It was a great turn out today.  We were able to get a few people to register there on site and many took the WikiWiki pamphlet home to fill out.  To top it off, The Ulu La'au Project brought in a Jack Johnson representing his Kokua Hawai'i Foundation, to perform for the keiki!  How awesome!

Napua Kahawaiola'a, Bernie Cacoulidis, and their Tutu and Me team did an awesome job today.  Mahalo to them for inviting No Vote, No Grumble to partake in today's event.  Looking forward to the next No Vote, No Grumble event!