HI HR83

Requests the Department of Education to expand access to the We The People civic education program for public school students statewide.

Requires the Department of Education to submit a report to the Legislature on implementation of the C3 Framework for social studies in public schools, including details on expanding the We The People program.

Report must be submitted no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2021.

Cites Hawaii's 52.6 percent voter turnout in the 2018 general election as the lowest in the nation and identifies civic education as a strategy to increase long-term voter participation.

References the C3 Framework adopted by the Board of Education in 2015, which emphasizes inquiry-based learning and application of knowledge to real-world civic issues.