John Victor Morais Dec 18, 1910 – March 6, 1991. The family gathers to bid farewell as Victor Morais leaves for a tour of the United States with a group of South East Asian journalists in 1958. Today is the…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
Blog Archives
Peace Boat Voyages for Peace
Thanks to an invitation from Colonel(Ret.)Ann Wright, a tireless advocate for peace, a small group of us were able to take a guided tour of Peace Boat when it docked in Honolulu recently. Our gracious and very knowledgeable guide, Sumiko…
Tagged with: Ann Wright, Hibakusha, hiroshima, ICAN, nagasaki, Nihon Hidankyo, Nuclear disarmament, Nuclear weapons, Peace Boat
Posted in I BLOG, Nuclear disarmament, Nuclear weapons, Peace, Peace with Justice, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Nuclear disarmament, Nuclear weapons, Peace, Peace with Justice, Uncategorized
Gladys Morais: She still burns bright in our hearts
November 8, 2025 marks 10 years since my beloved mother left us to join the angels Gladys Vaz Morais May 8, 1923 – November 8, 2015 My sister, Elaine/Sushie, sent me a message on this anniversary of our mother’s passing…
Tagged with: Family, Gladys Morais, grandmothers, love, Mothers
Posted in I BLOG, Mothers, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Mothers, Uncategorized
Refocus attention on growing threat of nuclear weapons
First published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser Oct 23, 2025. Re-published here with permission. Being pro-life has to mean doing much more to advance complete nuclear disarmament. Archbishop of Santa Fe, John Charles Wester, challenged those who attended this year’s…
US Elections 2024: What would my mother say?
I was born in Kerala, during an extended stay in India by my parents to get medical care for my father. My grandmother offered to care for me for a few months to allow my mother time to regain her…
Guest Post: Gary Hooser on Elections 2024
“We are literally only a handful of votes from a major House cleaning.” Gary Hooser Kim Coco Iwamoto, Candidate for House District 25
Tagged with: District 25, Gary Hooser, Hawaii elections, Kim Coco Iwamoto
Posted in 2024 Elections, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in 2024 Elections, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Project 2025: Voters can fight back against this authoritarian blueprint
ISLAND VOICES. Published 6/26/2024 in the Honolulu Star Advertiser. Republished with permission Dawn Morais Webster works with non- profits on social, economic and environmental justice issues; John. F. Webster, a retired corporate executive was the founding director of the Hogan…
Tagged with: John Oliver, Lauren Miller, Project 2025, Schedule F
Posted in 2022 Elections, 2024 Elections, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in 2022 Elections, 2024 Elections, I BLOG, Uncategorized
We must speak now: Palestinians in Rafah are in terror
First published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser 2/15/2024. Republished here with permission. The US Administration finally appears to be recognizing that Israel’s war of revenge for the attack by Hamas on October 7 may be “over the top,” to use President Biden’s words.…
Value common humanity over raw power
ISLAND VOICES. Published 10/24/2023 in the Honolulu Star Advertiser. Republished with permission We rejoice at the release of four hostages taken by Hamas and pray for the safe return of the rest. We cannot but recoil from the violence of…
Tagged with: Collective punishment, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, settler colonialism, Water
Posted in Gaza, I BLOG, Palestine, Uncategorized
Posted in Gaza, I BLOG, Palestine, Uncategorized
Dawn Morais 