Beginning Wednesday, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda, will begin her community outreach tour, "Tokuda in Your Town".
Making its first stop in Hilo, and spanning locations throughout Congressional District Two, the event will serve as an opportunity for Representative Tokuda way of getting into the community and act as a bridge between government and it's constituents.
Now unlike a typical town hall, the "Tokuda in Your Town" events will be solely focused on helping community members navigate federal government agencies.
Issues like passport renewal, IRS help, immigration, and social security benefits, can be quite isolating if there are questions and confusion.
Especially with the majority of support being based online or over the phone, these events hope to provide the in-person resources to get folks on the right track and confident in how to proceed.
The opportunity will also allow Representative Tokuda, and her staff, to identify commonalities in community struggles. Insight that she will be able to bring back to Washington to enact tangible change.
"We're really able to get a good pulse of the community and what we've got to do better on, and where there might be snags or where people are running into problems, by going out into the community," Tokuda began.
"That also raises the alarm bell, like hey maybe we need to look at a legislative fix. Maybe we need some kind of quick solution because a lot of folks are suffering in this area right now. "
Wednesday's kick off event in Hilo will be held from 12 pm to 3 pm at the Hilo Public Library.
"Tokuda in Your Town" community meetings will run throughout the Congressional August Recess.
With more dates and locations in the works, the team is urging folks to check her website for the latest schedule updates.
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