Prefer for younger Taiwanese to discuss this rather than observers.
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You’re literally asking in English on an English-language site about and for foreigners living in Taiwan.
Your options are going to be limited here.
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If you want to hear the opinions of younger Taiwanese people this is probably not the place, this forum is mostly populated by middle aged westerners. The only poster that I know of that might fit into this demographic is @Gain, and it’s not really a discussion if there’s only one person stating their opinion.
I’m a young Taiwanese. The answer is yes.
I know a handful of young Taiwanese who work in factories in southern Taiwan who prefer Hokkien.
Edit: I just noticed you asked “ONLY Hokkien”. Obviously not. How is it even possible to only communicate in Hokkien? Lots of people don’t understand it (including me).
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Actually it is.
I think very few and mostly only the least educated, gangster type ones.
Aren’t you from Hong Kong?
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Really depends here, don’t discredit hokkien/taiwanese. The southern u go, the more local u get. Have a few under 30 friends of my wife from the south who mostly speak taiwanese/hokkien among themselves, they r all uni graduates and not from the countryside
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I didn’t?
He said “only”. That’s incredibly rare.
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Yep, that’s almost impossible. Haven’t heard of any unschooled person below maybe 90
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Those are not mutually exclusive.
I’m also a middle-aged foreigner by some definitions, which is the only reason I’m here.
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They should make Mandarin illegal until you’re in junior high in order to restore Hokkien.
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I don’t know if I’m considered young anymore at 32 
I’ve tried to learn on my own but didn’t get too far. I do understand it on a basic level as my grandfather used to speak Taiwanese to me.
Or just add it as a course instead of the broken English they teach in public school.
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I’d say 32 is young. My son is older than you lol.
John is a spritely 74 year old Taiwanese
Don’t they already do that?
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I got through the 3rd grade in the Taiwanese system and didn’t take any. Maybe @Gain knows more if they do when students are older.
Taiwanese is already taught in school. It was mandatory for many years, but I believe now the options are Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and a couple of other SE Asian languages.
Students are encouraged to pick the one that is spoken in their home.
You forgot Hakka tsk tsk.
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It’s not actually assessed on the report card though, right, so I am guessing that quality varies dramatically. My kid has been in the class for years and asking him now he can’t say a single word, not even Hello. 
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Then they can make Hokkien illegal until elementary school to restore aboriginal languages.
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Should be mandarin illegal, teach Hokkien OR Hakka OR aboriginal languages.