For Immediate Release: Local 5 launches “Hawaii Workers Against COVID” website

UNITE HERE Local 5 offers the public and travelers an inside…

From the coronavirus pandemic to the troubled rail line, 2020 is a year to forget

(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) - About 75% of Hawaii hotels are operating…

Unite Here Local 5 spokesman Bryant de Venecia said the return of 212 Local 5 union members — or about 12% of HHV’s once 1,746-­strong union workforce — is the largest hospitality employee callback in Hawaii since the pandemic began. Yet, even with the Hilton improvements, de Venecia said only 1,200 of Local 5’s 8,000 Hawaii hospitality workers have returned to work.

(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) - By Allison Schaefers. Unite Here…

Letters: Health insurance system fails isle hotel workers; Bring rail project to a well-organized stop; Don’t let Trump tactics undermine democracy

(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) - I was startled to learn that 5,000…

Hawaii’s hotel industry is still struggling despite tourism reopening, and isn’t expected to break even in 2021

(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) - By Allison Schaefers. “If we are…

Here’s How To Transform Tourism In Hawaii

(Honolulu Civil Beat) - By Noel Kent. The growing challenges…