Category: Opinion
The Department of Labor and Hawaii Workers Center
HWC works closely with the Departments of Labor to correct these injustices.
The 2024 Hawaii Legislative Session: Hawaii Workers Edition
Did our elected officials prioritize workers this year? The quick answer is NO. Let’s review.
Hawaii Must Lead – Thinking Global, Acting Local
Surprisingly, state lawmakers took a meaningful step in the right direction on what I believe is the most important issue of our time.
What is May Day?
by Dr. Arcelita Imasa What is the history of May Day? Why is it celebrated as a workers’ holiday in many countries around the world?–Reader [Read More…]
Clean Elections is Dead, Duplicity is Alive – Long Live Clean Elections
by Gary Hooser According to just about every political pundit in Hawaiʻi, the Clean Elections bill, SB 2381 – SD2 is “dead.” We should all [Read More…]
The Bottom Up and the Middle Out – Bidenomics Is Great for the Economy! Part 2
by Sheryll Bonilla, Esq. Obama inherited the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Elected in 2008, Obama came into office having to pull the [Read More…]
The Filipino American Agenda in 2024
The first iteration of the Filipino American Agenda, which was launched in 2021.
The Bottom Up and the Middle Out – Bidenomics Is Great for the Economy! Part 1
It is so critical to the health of the economy that our nation’s tax and economic policies are structured with the “bottom-up and middle-out” as its focus.
March is Women’s History Month
by Dr. Arcelita Imasa It’s women’s history month. How are women doing in the workforce these days?–Reader Dear Reader, Salamat for your great question. Sadly, [Read More…]
Some Thoughts On Immigration
by Sheryll Bonilla, Esq. The agricultural industry relies heavily on immigrants. They take smelly, physically hard, low-paying jobs cutting chickens, beef, and pork, and packaging [Read More…]
