JASMINE LIANALIN ROCHA tNGLISH IIA FEBRUARY 3, 2022 wt Z> a WG =e * WZ SS EE WZ SS1. ABSTRACT /SUMMARY Holomua, meaning to move forward, to improve, is a nonprofit group that aims to foster understanding between HPD and the people of Hawai’i to create healthy and safe communities. Amajority of high school students tend to get their information via social media and word of mouth, which tends to be less accurate than other mediums. There is a massive disconnect between the young and future generations of Hawai’i and the HPD and HPC. Within the past three years, there have been no student-led groups reaching out to the Honolulu Police Commission about providing input or offer assistance. Due to COVID-19 , we have to carry out our project through Zoom Webinar. Although we believe that an in-person event would be more effective, we have to work around these special circumstances. Our plan is to invite legal and policing experts to participate in hour-long Q&As with our team, in order to provide students with factual information. Two team members will host the webinar and introduce the guest speakers. Pre-written questions will be read by the facilitators to address the main topics in question, then students in attendance may submit their questions in the chat to be answered. * J * Za v0, aoa OY XZ we VA “4 SZ2. STATEMENT OF NEED/THE PROBLEM We believe that there is a lack of trust and transparency between HPD and the community. Our current students are going to be the future adult citizens of Hawai’i and it is a priority that they are properly informed and are more involved. Teenagers aren’t typically involved in decisions regarding HPD and the Police Chief, and the HPC is encouraging more of them to testify and provide input. Our project would benefit both the youth and the HPD/state as a whole. Generally, the lack of teenage involvement has been overlooked by adult officials because the selection of the Police Chief or HPD affairs aren’t considered to be of importance for teenagers. Most HPD hosted community outreach events are difficult for teenagers to attend because of conflicts with school and extracurricular activities, and a lack of knowledge/awareness of the events themselves, especially during Covid. Z=> « (IG Ss (\\\VZ 4 Sek EVALUATION Our qualitative measure will be done through a post-survey that will assess the overall satisfaction with the event, what elements were effective, and a willingness to participate in another event. We will ask some questions along the lines of, “Would you recommend this event to a friend? Would you attend this event again? On a scale of 1 to 5, how comfortable did you feel during the event? On a scale of 1 to 5, how comfortable were you sharing your opinions or asking questions?" and more. Some comparative questions (with our initial survey) would be "On a scale of 1 to 5, how comfortable do you feel calling the police for help? On a scale of 1 to 5, how much do you trust HPD? Do you feel that HPD is carrying out their vision statement?" and more. Our quantitative measure will be to host 2 meetings, have 40-60 attendees, and send out a post-survey as stated above. * Zz * 4 SS SS (\\VAZ 4 See). DISSEMINATION During our interviews, we received offers from a few interviewees to reach out to them for assistance in our project. These interviewees are police officers, defense attorneys, prosecuting attorneys, journalists, protest organizers, and the Commission Chair of the Honolulu Police Commission. They could assist us with information, facilitation, officers, organization, formatting, funds, and advertising. We already testified to the Honolulu Police Commission on January 12th and our project is based on community outreach events. Two surveys have been sent and filled out by over 210 public and private school students, each containing survey specific information and a general overview of our project. Our group has considered making a social media page, contacting the local newspaper/news station, or creating a website. L z= WZ « FH6. BUDGET AND FUNDING No budget is required for this project. All communication is done virtually, which is free, and guest speakers are invited to volunteer their time if they would like to do so. There are no extra materials or supplies required for us to effectively carry out our project. * * E=_ WV SS