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…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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Open Letter to University of Hawai`i President Lassner on the Thirty Meter Telescope and the Email from “UH Leadership”
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…
PLEASE CALL/EMAIL NOW: There is still time to raise the minimum wage for Hawaii’s struggling workers
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
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.
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
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.
Tagged with: Fight for $15, Keali'i Lopez, living wage HI, Nate Hix
Posted in I BLOG, Living wage, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Living wage, Uncategorized
“All faith traditions say take care of the vulnerable.” Tell lawmakers we need a living wage now.
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
Posted in I BLOG, Living wage, Uncategorized
Dawn Morais 