Harriet Bouslog was an attorney who defended the rights and freedom of ILWU leaders and members. She was the first female labor and civil rights attorney in Hawaii. She provided the legal support many of the sugar plantation workers needed in their efforts to unionize and stand up for themselves in the 1940s when the Big Five controlled Hawaii. The Big Five were the five companies that dominated Hawaii’s political and economic order; they did not care that their wealth was made off of brutalizing the working class. Bouslog represents the ILWU legacy well because she challenged the status quo that favors the rich. She understood that an injury to one is an injury to all, and advocated tirelessly for the Asian and Hawaiian workers, even though she was Caucasian.

Taylor Agra 
(Taylor’s father is Francisco Agra, a member of Unit 4201 McCabe Hamilton, & Renny on Oahu)

Klein Ha`o 
(Klein’s father is Clayton Ha`o, a member of Unit 1417 Hawthorne Pacific on the Big Island)

Richard Okimoto
 (Richard’s mother is Tracy Tsuda, a member of Unit 4526 Pacific Beach Hotel on Oahu)

Althea Pittman
 (Althea’s father is Jeffrey Craig Pittman, former member at Maui Pineapple Company)

Kaylen Samson 
(Kaylen’s great grandfather Angel Samson was a member in the pineapple industry. He lived in Whitmore Village, a plantation village in Wahiawa)

Kealii Castellano
 (Kealii’s father is Russell Castellano, a member of Unit 4415 Hawaiian Memorial Park on Oahu)

Chien JardineWinter 
(Chien’s grandfather is Roy Jardine, a retired member at Unit 4201 McCabe, Hamilton, & Renny on Oahu)

Katherine Villanueva 
(Katherine’s father is Rufino Domingo Villanueva, a member of Unit 2404 Wailea Old Blue on Maui)

Reece Kilbey 
(Reece’s father is Richard Kilbey, a member of Unit 4201 McCabe, Hamilton, & Renny on Oahu) 

“The wages and benefits that the union was able to negotiate has made it possible for some of the children of ILWU members to attend private schoools, colleges, and universities. I am one of these fortunate people.” -- Reece Kilbey’s essay

Alyssa Sumibcay
 (Alyssa’s grandmother was Sandra J. Hernandez, a member of Unit 2505 Westin Maui Resort and Spa)

Scholarship amount
awarded per semester...
S UH Manoa $2000
s UH Hilo/West Oahu x $1000
s UH Community Colleges c s $750