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PLEASE CALL/EMAIL NOW: There is still time to raise the minimum wage for Hawaii’s struggling workers

Posted on April 29, 2019 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

GUEST POST BY GARY HOOSER This past Friday, the House was unable to get the approvals needed from their Finance Committee to pass the minimum wage bill out of the Conference Committee. Unless another committee meeting is scheduled tomorrow, April…

Tagged with: Fight for $15 Hawaii, Living Wage Hawaii, raise up Hawaii
Posted in I BLOG, Living wage

A living wage aids mental health and allows workers to be more present at work. That’s good for business.

Posted on April 25, 2019 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

Time is of the essence! Please email these legislators now: Rep. Aaron Johanson – repjohanson@capitol.hawaii.gov Rep. Sylvia Luke – repluke@capitol.hawaii.gov Sen. Brian Taniguchi – sentaniguchi@capitol.hawaii.gov Sen. Gil Keith-Agaran – senkeithagaran@capitol.hawaii.gov Sen. Stanley Chang – senchang@capitol.hawaii.gov For the bill to pass…

Tagged with: Living wage, mental health, Trisha Kajimura
Posted in I BLOG, Living wage, Uncategorized

Working multiple jobs and not able to meet basic needs? There is no aloha in condemning workers to less than a living wage.

Posted on April 25, 2019 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

Tagged with: Fight for $15, Keali'i Lopez, living wage HI, Nate Hix
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“All faith traditions say take care of the vulnerable.” Tell lawmakers we need a living wage now.

Posted on April 24, 2019 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

A living wage would benefit not just workers, but businesses and the overall state economy as well. Time is of the essence! Please email these legislators as soon as possible, but definitely by the end of the day on Thursday,…

Tagged with: Fight for $15 Hawaii, Living wage, Rev. David Gierlach
Posted in I BLOG, Living wage, Uncategorized

Poverty undermines children’s health: Hawaiʻi families need a living wage now.

Posted on April 24, 2019 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

You can help: please call the following members of the conference committee for SB789. Let them know you want them to pass a $15 minimum wage bill this year for ALL workers. REPRESENTATIVES Johanson (586-9470); Luke (586-6200), Cullen (586-8490) and…

Tagged with: Dr. Robert Pantell, Fight for $15 Hawaii, Living wage, raise up Hawaii
Posted in I BLOG, Living wage, Uncategorized

Families are leaving Hawaii for lack of a living wage. Tell lawmakers to enact a $15/hour minimum wage now.

Posted on April 24, 2019 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

"Because of not having a living wage… I can't afford my tuition… I can't start my career here, and I can't start my life here. I have to move out." – Ma Glidolet Rallojay, UH Manoa student. Go to https://t.co/m2ermm6lzZ…

Tagged with: Living wage, Ma Glodilet Rallojay, UH Manoa
Posted in Family and Friends, I BLOG, Living wage, Uncategorized

Will the 2019 legislative session in Hawai’i honor the spirit of Queen Liliʻuokalani and Father Damien?

Posted on April 22, 2019 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

As Notre Dame Cathedral burned, people–Catholic or not, French or not– mourned. Buildings stand for something –good and bad–that we cannot always put into words. As the legislative session draws to a close here in Hawai’i, it is worth asking…

Guest Post: Palm Sunday at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, Honolulu

Posted on April 14, 2019 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

“As you all know, as you did and do and will do, in culture, we build bridges, not walls,” he said. After his performance, he gestured to the bridge to his right. “I’ve lived my life at the borders. Between…

Tagged with: Palm Sunday, Rev. David Gierlach, St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, Yo Yo Ma
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, US Bishops

GUEST POST: Senate supporters of A&B planning to act on Tuesday to resurrect water theft bill, HB1326 HD2

Posted on April 7, 2019 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

Originally posted on GaryHooser's Blog:
All hands on deck. As expected the power and political muscle of A&B will not easily be letting go of their $62,000,000 and our water. Civil Beat is reporting: “Some senators want to help…

Tagged with: Alexander & Baldwin, HB1326 HD2, WAter theft
Posted in Business and Justice, I BLOG, Uncategorized

Guest Post: Kings Bay Plowshares on “Democracy Now” April 5, 2019

Posted on April 4, 2019 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

Democracy Now will devote a segment of their broadcast coverage tomorrow (4/5/2019) morning to the Kings Bay Plowshares defendants. They have video interviews in their studio of the four bonded out defendants from last month and tape from the Fordham…