Currently, graduate students at UH are the only state-employed workers that are not permitted to unionize or collectively bargain with their employer.

HB553 would allow graduate assistants at UH to collectively bargain and form a labor union, but Governor Ige has informed the legislature of his intent to veto the bill.

This year's Point in Time count of Oʻahu’s houseless population was the most accurate yet thanks to a new database and better organization.