In these next three years, over 7,600 of our ILWU brothers and sisters, who work in hotels and golf courses, will be negotiating new labor contracts. This restaurant guide exists because:
• No matter what industry we work, we all welcome people to our island home. Tourists, strangers, friends and even family have asked us where they should eat. Pointing them to one of these restaurants supports your fellow members and rewards the hotels that negotiate through collective bargaining.
your local papers in the spring. Capische hasn’t announced yet, but will have a buy one entrée and receive the second 50% for kamaaina for a limited time. Happy hour is from 5pm – 6:30pm daily with special menu item deals.
Hyatt Regency Maui
200 Nohea Kai Dr, Lahaina 808-661-1234
**Ohana Card: The Hyatt will not tell you about it, but if you ask, you can sign up for the Ohana Card and receive up to 20% off on your meals.
Honu’s on the Beach ($$ - $$$)
Open daily for breakfast, dinner and weekend buffets, you can sit outside by the fire pits or inside with views. Sample menu items: Braised Hawaiian pork ribs, shrimp scampi, mac-crusted mahi mahi. Breakfast Buffet is $17.95 for adults and $10.50 for children 6-12 years.
menu items include: buckwheat soba noodles, crab cakes and sandwiches, hot dogs and burgers.
Copper Terrace
Invite our guests to listen to music, watch the torch lighting and hula, all while enjoying pupus and cocktails at this terrace. Served nightly from 5:30pm - 9:30pm.
Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows
68-1400 Mauna Lani Dr, Kohala Coast 808-885-6622
Star Ka-Uionalani Medeiros was born in Honolulu on November 29, 1956. She was raised on Maui and graduated from Lahainaluna High School.
The Hawaii Medical Center’s bankruptcy forced the closure of its Ewa and Liliha hospitals on January 4, of this year. Grievances were filed on 21-day notice, WARN Act and PTO payment for our members. The unit will move forward with the disbursement of the unit fund. It is unfortunate, not only for our members to lose their jobs, but for the community to lose its hospitals. State senators want to know how medical services have been affected with these closures.
HILO—The Hilton Waikoloa Village ILWU negotiating committee met on October 30, 2013, at the ILWU Hall at 100 West Lanikaula Street in Hilo to review and check the new contract for any errors before sending it for signature by the union and the company.
Alma M. O. Trinidad, the eldest of five children, loved school but never thought she would go to college—let alone be a social work professor at Portland State University.
Both of Alma’s parents were employed by Del Monte Corporation. Alma’s father Pedro worked as a driver, a drip operator, and a luna. Alma’s mother Sionita worked in the fields as a pineapple picker. Her maternal and paternal grandfathers also worked for Del Monte on Molokai.
This is Alma’s account of how the ILWU helped in their struggles as Filipino immigrants:
Patronizing companies that have collective bargaining with ILWU Local 142 supports our local economy and your brothers and sisters. This is vital to strengthening our economy and community. Without a healthy economy, our communities suffer because of the slowdown in economic activity which may lead to decreased household incomes or the loss of jobs. Therefore, please patronize these restaurants that negotiate fair contracts providing an adequate standard of living, health and retirement benefits for your brothers and sisters.
music for dancing in the sand. Saturdays from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Hau Tree/Gazebo Bar ($$$)
Enjoy time at this renewed restaurant right by the beach, with great new menu items, side by side with your favorite Hawaiian sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, fries, salads and ice cream treats, including the “insider’s” Ovaltine Froth.
• Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. • Cocktails: 10:30 a.m. – sunset • Dinner: 5:30 p.m – 8:00 p.m. Wednesdays, Sundays and Mondays