Ige’s budget reflects continued reliance on outdated, ineffective and injurious policies
Inside the governor's supplemental budget proposal are requests for money meant to crack down on the houseless and to explore private prison options
State House names Tom “Sledgehammer” Brower as housing committee chair
Brower’s disparaging words and dehumanizing actions toward those experiencing houselessness in Hawaiʻi make him a controversial choice to chair the committee.
Hawaiʻi coalition urges Congress to oppose fast tracking the TPP
The newly-formed coalition includes groups from the labor rights, environmental protection, Native Hawaiian sovereignty, food justice, and social justice movements.
Minimum wage ‘compromise’ bill watered down to appease business owners
The House labor committee's draft of the minimum wage increase bill is pitched as a compromise, but still favors small business owners over their employees.
Why are homeless community members opposing a proposed ‘Homeless Bill of Rights?’
House Bill 1889 is widely supported—but not by some of the very people who it would supposedly protect.
A rally for the rest of us
The “People Not Profits” rally brought together diverse issues, united by the message that government should serve the people, not corporations and developers.