General Resources
“Lawe i ka ma‘alea a kū‘ono‘ono.”
TAKE WISDOM AND MAKE IT DEEP
2025 PACE Civics Survey – Summary Report and Full Report
Read the PACE Civics Survey – Summary Report “Teaching Democracy – Insights on Civics Education in Hawaiʻi’s Public Schools”
Read the PACE Civics Survey – Full Report “From Classroom to Community – Advancing Civics Education in Hawaiʻi”
Civics for Life
Civics for Life aims to address the knowledge gap of countless Americans who did not receive civics education during their school years.
Hawai’i State Boards and Commissions
Boards and commissions provide an opportunity for citizens to have a voice in their government and provide a means of influencing decisions that shape the quality of life for the residents of Hawaiʻi.
KAKOU
Developed by Pacific Resource Partnership, the civic engagement app makes it easy for users to engage with elected officials and participate in the legislative process.
Public Access Room
The Legislative Reference Bureau’s Public Access Room provides resources for participation in the state legislative process.
Federal
- United States Constitution
- United States Senate
- Senator Mazie Hirono
- Senator Brian Schatz
- United States House of Representatives
- Apportionment
- Representative Ed Case
- Representative Jill Tokuda
- Executive branch
- Judicial branch
- Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
State
- Hawaii Constitution
- Guide to state government
- Hawaii State Legislature
- Overview of legislative process
- Hawaii State Senate
- Hawaii State House of Representatives
- Find your legislator
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Departments and agencies
- Boards and commissions
- Hawaii State Judiciary
- Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii
- Intermediate Court of Appeals
- Circuit courts
- District courts
- Family courts
Local
Hawaii County
City and County of Honolulu
Kauai County
Maui County