‘This is our future’: Young Democrats urge youth involvement in politics

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Members of Democratic youth organizations were among hundreds in attendance at this weekend’s Democratic Party of Hawaii convention.

Democratic advocates at the high school and college level said they’re focused on issues they believe will shape their future, including women’s reproductive rights, universal access to voting, and rising housing costs and gas prices.

“Ultimately, young people are the ones inheriting this world and all of these challenges,” said Amelia Sofos, chair of the College Democrats of Hawaii. “So what isn’t addressed now is going to be our problem.”

“We have a wage stagnation problem here,” said Cori Terayama, president of

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