TODAY, call or email the representative (not senator) for the district you live in.
Visit this website if you don't know who your represesentative is: http://capitol.hawaii.gov/findleg.aspx
Suggested Script:
Dear Representative ________,
I am your constituent on ( Your Street and Zip Code). I am also a journalism student at (Your School).
HB1848 HD2 SD1, related to student journalism, will come before the House soon and I want to ask for your support.
Aloha,
(Your Name)
HSJA is taking a hiatus from meetings. If you are involved in student journalism in any way and have questions, email [email protected] Cindy Reves, the adviser of McKinley High School's student newspaper and the Hawaii director for Journalism Education Association, will respond.
Be sure to like our Facebook page where you can find information about upcoming journalism events nationwide. Another relevant Facebook page is New Voices of Hawaii where you can find information about the Hawaii Student Journalism Protection Bill.
- Provide opportunities for journalism educators to share ideas.
- Promote the benefits of scholastic journalism
- Maximize the experience for students at the spring Hawaii Publishers High School Journalism Awards Banquet and the fall Journalism Day
- Improve state policies regarding scholastic press freedom in Hawaii



