HONOLULU — A new website has been created to help the community across the state when it comes to cultural sites, iwi kupuna, or ocean access sites that are under threat, destroyed, or blocked.
HONOLULU — A new website has been created to help the community across the state when it comes to cultural sites, iwi kupuna, or ocean access sites that are under threat, destroyed, or blocked.
Often, community members don’t know where to turn, and this website will help them in that process. The website is kokuaneeded.org
The website is simple to understand and makes it easy to find current laws, identify agencies or offices responsible for enforcing current law, and then actions community members can take to be active in the process. in order to find answers and solutions, according to a press release.
It’s just “What am I doing?” and “Who should I contact?”
When seeking help when faced with one of these issues, a huge amount of time and energy is spent trying to find the right answers or the right person to talk to, organizers said. of the website in the press release.
So much time is spent searching the internet and making phone calls trying to get help. It can be such a frustrating process that people often give up because they don’t know what to do.
This website can point community members in the right direction with a substantial amount of important information needed in one place, kokuaneeded.org, to help address any of these issues.
The creation of the website was supported by a grant from the O’ahu League of Women Voters Education Fund.
