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Tuesday, May 3, 2016 4:00p – 5:30p If you want to march with us to the rally, meet at the Aston Headquarters (Kalakaua Ave. & Beach Walk) by 4:15p If not, meet us in front of the Aston Waikiki Beach (Kalakaua Ave. & Paoakalani Ave.) To commemorate International Workers’ Day (May 1), we will be […]
On April 29, AiKea signed up a bunch of students who were interested in joining our Justice Club at Waipahu High School’s Spring Fair. A lot of the youth, including others from Mililani and Farrington as well, will be joining us for our rally at the Aston next Tuesday at 4pm! AiKea has justice clubs […]
This afternoon, the conference committee for HB1850 passed a revised draft of Airbnb’s flawed bill that their 7 registered lobbyists have been pushing. This bill is not good enough and should not pass. On May 3, the Hawai’i Senate and House of Representatives will vote on the conference committee’s draft of HB1850. This is our […]
4 House Conferees have been appointed to decide the fate of HB 1850: Reps. Jo Jordan, Richard Onishi, Kyle Yamashita, and Beth Fukumoto Chang. Additionally, 3 Senate Conferees have been appointed as well: Sens. Kalani English, Roz Baker, and Jill Tokuda. Tell them that HB 1850 is flawed and still needs to be fixed. They […]
Saturday, April 30, 2016 11:00a – 3:00p UNITE HERE Local 5 (1516 S King St. Honolulu, HI 96826) Our next AiKea workshop will go over what a direct action is and the different types of direct action. Learn the strategies and tactics needed to win campaigns for a better Hawai’i! If you would like to […]
We are Waikiki. We welcome our visitors. We clean and serve you. Always with aloha. This may be paradise to you, but it’s not for these workers who clean 18 rooms a day and feel pain on the job. The workers at the Aston Waikiki Beach and Hotel Renew have been fighting for a fair […]
Reverend Scott Marks from New Haven spoke at our Faith & Labor luncheon about uniting his community to fight for good jobs, safe neighborhoods, and more. Joining him was Cecile Daniels, a Hotel Renew worker, who spoke about her and her coworkers’ struggle for a fair process to decide whether to unionize and their fight […]
Mahalo to our State Senators for listening to us and acknowledging that HB1850 is fundamentally flawed. The amendments that were adopted are a step forward, but we must remain vigilant in making sure this bill doesn’t move backward. Meanwhile, people are now “renting” tents on our public beaches on Airbnb.
Thursday, April 21, 2016 3:00p – 6:00p Hawaii State Capitol (415 S Beretania St, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813) Join us at the Housing Now! Rally, organized by the Housing Now Coalition. There is a housing crisis in paradise. Our legislators have an opportunity to help relieve this problem but they need a bit of a push […]
Thursday, April 14, 2016 11:30a – 1:00p The Cathedral of St. Andrew – Von Holt Room (229 Queen Emma Square) Working people–our congregations, our neighbors, our families–are working harder to make ends meet. The cost of housing and basic necessities are rising. Good, local jobs are under threat. Join us for lunch with Reverend Scott […]