With thanks to Kevin Chang, Co-Executive Director of Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA) for permission to repost this from the KUA blog. Hurry! Get your tickets now! Two shows only! “The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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GUEST POST: Paul Simon’s special Maui concerts to support biodiversity conservation and ʻāina momona.
Tagged with: Auwahi Forest Restoration Project, Kevin Chang, KUA Hawaii, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Paul Simon
Posted in Environment, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in Environment, I BLOG, Uncategorized
August 6: Transfiguration Day–Commemorate Hiroshima, Pray for Maunakea Protectors
Come join the prayers and services being held to remember the transfiguration of our Lord, remember the victims at Hiroshima, and pray for the Maunakea protectors on Aug 6. Kahu Kaleo Paterson,Vicar, St. Stephen’s, Wahiawa, Chaplain, Iolani Guild, President, Pacific…
Tagged with: Kahu Kaleo Patterson, Kekailoa Perry, Maunakea, St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Chruch
Posted in African American Judaism, I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in African American Judaism, I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Guest Post: Come stand with Fr. Damien at HI State Capitol for peace and justice Aug 1 Siren Vigil 11.30 a.m.
This post comes to you from Wally Inglis, part of the Franciscan Catholic Worker Community at WallyHouse, St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in Kalihi. Dear Friends … It’s the first working day of the month … coming up Thursday August 1. …
Kānaka Maoli Clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaiʻi speak out on Maunakea.
Following is a statement from Kānaka Maoli Clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaiʻi: The Reverend Jasmine Hanakaulani Bostock and The Reverend Paul Nahoa Lucas The Episcopal Church in Hawaiʻi stands proudly on the shoulders of our ancestors, who were…
Open Letter to University of Hawai`i President Lassner on the Thirty Meter Telescope and the Email from “UH Leadership”
Originally posted on S. SHANKAR:
Dear President Lassner: I write to protest both the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea and the recent letter from “UH Leadership.” On the first issue of the construction of the…
Tagged with: President Lassner, S. Shankar, Thirty Meter Telescope, TMT
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
CRUNCH TIME: Tell Gov. Ige REIT shareholders need to pay taxes. DO NOT VETO SB301
Faith Action for Community Equity has issued an urgent call to action. Please contact Gov. Ige’s Office Let’s continue to flood Gov. Ige’s office (today & tomorrow) with calls AND emails asking him to NOT veto SB 301. Office phone:(808)…
Guest Post by Rev. David Gierlach: Demonizing Others
We are living in times when there is a daily barrage against those who are minorities or immigrants or some other vulnerable group. Last week some cops in Phoenix threatened to shoot a black family whose four year old allegedly…
Lee Johnson, man who beat Monsanto/Bayer wants you to hear his story. PUBLIC meeting, Leilehua High School 5p.m. 6/24, hosted by BOE
If you’re worried about your children or students being exposed to toxic, cancer-causing pesticides at school, mark your calendars for Monday June 24, 5p.m. at Leilehua High School in Wahiawa. The Board of Education is hosting a public meeting to…
Tagged with: Anne Frederick, Autumn Ness, Beyond Pesticides, H.A.P.A., Lee Johnson, Mackenzie Feldman, Monsanto/Bayer, Protect our Keiki, Rep.Amy Perruso, Round Up
Posted in Health and Wellness, I BLOG, Pesticides, Uncategorized
Posted in Health and Wellness, I BLOG, Pesticides, Uncategorized
Speaker Saiki cites Obama to explain failure to raise the minimum wage. Really???
While Speaker Saiki’s recent OpEd (Honolulu Star Advertiser 5/27/2019) makes passing reference to “a blue state like Hawaii,” his arguments for why the legislature failed to ensure a raise for working people are more likely to make them see red.…
Tagged with: Living wage, Minimum Wage Hawaii, Scott Saiki, Sheela Jane Menon, Sid Goldstein
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Living wage, Uncategorized, Workers' Rights
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Living wage, Uncategorized, Workers' Rights
‘Democratic’ lawmakers fail to pass living wage for Hawaii workers
National and local research has shown that raising the minimum wage is good for the economy. Yet, despite an avalanche of calls from workers, clergy, enlightened businesspeople, mental health experts and doctors, Hawaii lawmakers let the minimum wage bill die…
