HawaiiVotes.org on KITV television

April 2009

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The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii recently unleashed the new web site HawaiiVotes.org at the State Capitol. This is a clip from a local newscast that evening. Hawaii Voters Get New Transparency Tool Powerful, free website empowers citizens to track activity of state legislature and individual lawmakers March 24, 2009 --- Citizens now have a powerful, online tool to track the actions of Hawaiis state legislature and individual legislators. HawaiiVotes.org is a free website that provides concise, non-partisan, plain-English descriptions of every bill, amendment and vote in the Hawaii House and Senate. These are all sortable by legislator, issue category, keyword and more, allowing a citizen to quickly create a custom voting record guide for any legislator on any issue. How did a state representative or senator vote on an issue or bill that you care about? What bills and amendments did each legislator sponsor? What legislation actually became law this year and what did not? What would all these bills actually do (vs. what their sponsors intend)? Which legislators have missed the most votes, and how many did yours miss? The answers to all those questions and more are at citizens fingertips 24 hours a day on HawaiiVotes.org. HawaiiVotes.org is a free public service from the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii (GRIH), a nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational institution. The purpose of the new site is to inform citizens, media and public officials about legislation that <b>...</b>...(more)