For the first time, the ILWU Local 142 will be holding its convention on a Neighbor Island instead of the Island of Oahu. The convention will also be held for the first time at an ILWU organized hotel, The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, which edged out a field of six other ILWU hotels with the right combination of meeting facilities, reasonable room rates, favorable location near local food, and sufficient airline flights from all other islands. The convention will start on Monday, September 25 and end on Friday, September 29, 2006.

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