League of Women Voters of Honolulu

The League of Women Voters of Honolulu promotes political responsibility through informed and active participation in government. We register and educate voters, help Oʻahu residents understand how local decisions get made, and work to make civic participation accessible to everyone. The League is strictly nonpartisan and never supports or opposes any candidate or political party.

When Allan Saunders arrived in Hawaii in the 1940s to teach political science at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, it was a time of great change. Inspired by the work he observed by the League on the mainland and the turning political tides here in the islands, Allan and his wife Marion founded The League of Women Voters of Honolulu in 1948 to carry out the mission of “making democracy work”.

The League of Women Voters of Honolulu is a nonpartisan, nonprofit civic organization that helps Oʻahu residents understand how local government works and how to take part in it. We hold community conversations, table at events, produce plain-language civic explainers, and work to make civic participation feel accessible to everyone — not just people who already know the system. The League never supports or opposes any candidate or political party.

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