Video: State Representaive-Elect Sue Lee Loy gives public talk on UH Hilo’s role in the community
The talk, “UH Hilo’s Role in the Community,” is part of the Kuleana and Community Weekly Talk Story gatherings. This is the final talk of the semester.
By Staff/UH Hilo Stories.
Sue Lee Loy, current Hawaiʻi County Council Member and State House Representative-Elect (District 2), gave a public talk Nov. 15 at University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo about the university’s role in the community.
The talk, “UH Hilo’s Role in the Community,” is part of a series of weekly gatherings held this semester at UH Hilo where students, faculty, staff, university retirees, and members of the local community get together in a safe and welcoming environment to share their thoughts around a common topic.
The goal of the series, named Kuleana and Community Weekly Talk Story: Building Community Through Conversation, is to strengthen the university’s connections to the local community through conversation. Topics cover Maunakea stewardship, mental health, better communication, houselessness in Hawaiʻi, entrepreneurship, and more. Following a short talk by a featured guest, attendees break out into discussion groups and then share their manaʻo (thoughts) with everyone.
Loy has deep roots in the community. She was raised in the district by her parents David and Patricia Keohokapu and is a graduate of Waiākea High School. For the last eight years she worked on behalf of Hawaiʻi Island residents as a member of the Hawaiʻi County Council representing Council District 3, a portion of South Hilo and a portion of Keaʻau. She has 25 years of experience in land use development, environmental permits, and long-range community planning.
The talk, the last of this semester’s Kuleana and Community series, was held on campus at the Kilohana Student Success Center located in Edwin Mookini Library.
The Kuleana and Community series is sponsored by the UH Hilo Office of the Chancellor, Kīpuka Native Hawaiian Student Center, Kilohana Academic Success Center, Center for Global Education and Exchange, and Assistant Professor of Communication Colby Miyose and Associate Professor of Sociology Alton Okinaka.
