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AiKea launched its first ever AiKea Academy, a 10-week program to train people on how to organize our community around the issues they care about and to build power for working people. Topics covered included Hawaii’s political economy, faith and justice, housing, and more. Watch the full episode on the ‘Olelo website.
Mahalo to all our AiKea Academy participants for organizing our 4th AiKea Townhall Session on Housing! Special thanks to guests Dr. Erb and Councilman Joey Manahan for joining us in Salt Lake. Learn more about our affordable housing campaign. View more photos on our Facebook page.
Thanks to everyone who came to our Windward Town Hall on Housing last night! Around 50 residents of Kailua, Waimanalo, Kaneohe, and other parts of the Windward community came together to talk about the affordable housing crisis, the negative impact of illegal vacation rentals on the housing market, and what we can do to build […]
Thanks to everyone who came to our Honolulu Town Hall on Housing! We’d also like to thank Kathryn Xian (human rights advocate), Lilibeth Herrell (Unite Here! Local 5 member), Kevin Carney (EAH Housing), and Jason Espero (Waikiki Health) for speaking to us about our community’s need for more affordable housing.
AiKea believes in teaching youth how to organize around the issues they care about. That’s why AiKea launched an Organizing Beyond Barriers internship program, AiKea clubs at Mililani, Radford and Farrington High Schools and at UH Manoa. Watch the full episode on the ‘Olelo website.
Aston Waikiki Beach and Hotel Renew workers are fighting for a fair process to decide whether to unionize. This episode features 3 housekeepers who work at these hotels: Lorena Andrada, MJ Padaca, and Lydia Macadangdang. Watch the full episode on the ‘Olelo website.
AiKea won a historic victory for Turtle Bay Resort workers and for Hawai’i. For decades, residents of the North Shore of Oahu have been fighting to keep the country country and preserve good, local jobs. Learn more about the development struggle at Turtle Bay Resort and how community members and UNITE HERE Local 5 came […]
AiKea members Rodney Nakashima, Joli Tokusato, Mark Kamahele, Amanda Ybanez, and Cindy Aban are running for Honolulu Neighborhood Board seats. Watch the full episode on the ‘Olelo website.
Hotel workers at the Aston Waikiki Beach and Hotel Renew are organizing for a fair process to decide whether to unionize. This is the first time since 2002 that Waikiki hotel workers are organizing for union representation from the ground up. Watch the full episode on the ‘Olelo website.
Over 1,900 Kaiser Permanente employees who are members of UNITE HERE Local 5 went on a 6-day strike. Watch the full episode on the ‘Olelo website.