Chris: A LOT IS HAPPENING
WORLD OF POLITIC.
TODAY'S YOUTH IS SPEAKING OUT.
Tannya: MAKEY CAUGHT UP
WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR
TO LEARN HOW SHE'S USING HER
VOICE INSPIRE CLASSMATES TO
MAKE A CHANGE STARTING IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
Mikey: NOT ONLY FALL
SEASON.
ALSO ELECTION SEASON.
STUDENT INTERACTION MOTIVATED
MORE THAN EVER.
TALK ABOUT WHY IT'S IMPORTANT
TO HIGHLIGHT STUDENT
ENGAGEMENT DURING THIS
ELECTION SEASON.
WE HAVE SOPHIA PERRY, STUDENT
AT KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS.
GOOD MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
GOOD MORNINGMENT I'M GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
Mikey: I'M DOING WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING
ON LIVING808.
WHAT AN EXCITING YEAR TO BE A
SENIOR.
SO MUCH HAPPENING.
GLOBALLY.
LOCALLY.
YOU ARE ALSO PREREGISTERED TO
VOTE.
CAN YOU TELL ALL OF OUR PEERS
ALL OF YOUR STUDENTS, YOUR
FELLOW CLASSMATE, HOW EASY THE
PROCESS WAS?
I'M 17.
I'LL BE 18 IN THE SPRING.
THEN I'LL BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE
IN THE NEXT ELECTION.
I DECIDED TO PREREGISTER TO
VOTE.
SO EASY.
I JUST NEEDED TO FINALLY GO ON
LINE, PUMPKIN P PUNCH IN SOCIAL SECURITY
NUMBER.
NUMBER ON DRIVER'S LICENSE.
THAT EASY DON'T NEED TO WORRY
ABOUT IT WHEN I'M 18 OR NEXT
TIME WHEN IT'S TIME FOR ME TO
VOTE.
Mikey: SUPERSIMPLE.
JUST A COUPLE MINUTES.
OUT OF YOUR DAY.
YOU GUYS SPEND THAT MINUTE
LOOKING AT TIKTOK ANYWAY,
RIGHT?
MIGHT AS WELL USE IT TO CHANGE
YOUR COMMUNITY.
WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE TO SAY TO
YOUR PEERS TO MOTIVATE THEM TO
VOTE?
MOST POWER THING WE CAN DO TO
VOTE.
OUR PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION TO
EACH CAUSE.
AMAZING WHEN USE OUR PERSONAL
PLATFORMS TO EDUCATE
FOLLOWING, EXPLORER DIFFERENT
HONE IN ON WHAT WE BELIEVE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, PEOPLE
WHO ARE GOING TO BE MAKING THE
CHOICES ARE THE ONES THAT WE
PUT INTO POWER.
BY VOTING.
SO WHEN YOU TURN 18, AND YOU
FINALLY HAVE THE CHOICE TO
CHOOSE WHO THOSE PEOPLE ARE, I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
ALL PLAY THAT PART AND REALLY
CONTRIBUTE BECAUSE IT'S OUR
FUTURE THAT WE'RE DETERMINING.
OR GLOBAL I UNDERSTAND THAT
ARE IN PARTICULAR INTEREST TO
YOU?
I'M GOING TO SAY THAT
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ARE
SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME.
I THINK ALL OF US LIVING
HAWAII KNOW THAT WE LIVE IN
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
BEAUTIFUL NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
THAT WE REALLY SHOULD BE DOING
EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO
CONSERVE ENVIRONMENT AND
RESOURCES.
SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS
REALLY IMPORTANT, SPECIFICRY
WHAT CAN WE DO WITH OUR
ACTIONS WHAT CAN WE DO TO
SHIFT THE MENTALLY.
A LOT OF THE TIME LEARN ABOUT
CONSERVATION AND
SUSTAINABILITY, DONE FROM
REACTIVE APPROACH.
TAUGHT TO RECYCLE OR SHOP
SECONDHAND.
YOU THINK WE REALLY NEED TO
HELP PEOPLE TO APPRECIATE THE
LAND AND HAWAII FOR WHAT IT
IS.
AND FOR THE HISTORICAL
SIGNIFICANCE THAT IT HAS AND
FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES
SPECIFIC TO THIS PLACE, I
THINK WE'RE ALL REALLY LICK
TOY LIVE IN HAWAII.
BUT WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR
ENVIRONMENT AS SOMETHING MORE
THAN LUCK.
IT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT
WE TAKE CARE OF BECAUSE WE
APPRECIATE IT AND WE'LL LY LOVE
IT.
NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT TAKES CARE
OF US BUT IT'S POWERFUL IN AND
OF ITSELF.
ASKS PRESIDENT.
WHAT IS ASKS AND TELL US ABOUT
YOUR LOCUS ELECTION EXPERIENCE.
STANDS FOR ASSOCIATED
STUDENTS OF KAMEHAMEHA
SCHOOLS.
ASKS PRESIDENT IS OUR FANCY
WAY OF SAYING STUDENT BODY
PRESIDENT.
LAST ELECTION PROCESS WAS A
BIALITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
DISTANCE LEARNING END OF LAST
YEAR.
USED DO IN PERSON, CAMPAIGNING
WITH OUR CLASSMATES, SOMETIME
POSTERS AROUND THE SCHOOL.
DID IT ALL ON LINE.
CAMPAIGN VIDEOS.
ZOOM FORUMS.
THEN HE DID A LOT OF
CAMPAIGNING ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
SO I HAD A LOT OF POSTER
JUST A LOT OF USING VISUALS TO
GET THE WORD OUT.
AND TRYING MY BEST TO
COMMUNICATE THROUGH
TECHNOLOGY.
Mikey: YOU ARE VERY
INSPIRING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING
YOUR STORY AND WE CAN'T WAIT
TO SEE ALL OF YOUR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE NEAR
FUTURE.
THANK YOU.
John: WHICH HAVE VOTED FOR
HER.
Tannya: VERY WELL SPOKEN.
YOUTH REALIZED HOW IMPORTANT
IT WAS TO GET THE RIGHT IS TO
VOTE.
INSTEAD OF JUST GRUMELLING.
John: NOT ALL 18 YEAR OLDS
WITH US THEY COME OUT OF HIGH
SCHOOL OR TURN 18, DECIDE THEY
WANT TO DO IT AT THAT POINT.
MY DAUGHTERS WHAT ACTUALLY
SIGNED UP AND SHE IS GOING TO
BE VOTING FOR THIS ELECTION.
I JUST REMEMBER HER NAME.
SOFIA IS GOING TO BE DO SOME
THINGS WONDERFUL FOR OUR
COMMUNITY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
GUARANTEE.