The Hawaii Division held their annual Recognition Night festivities on February 11 at the beautifully decorated Union Hall. Members and retirees gathered for an evening of celebration and thanks. A thirty-five year tradition for the Big Island, the evening featured retirees, Local President Isaac Fiesta and Hawaii Division Director Richard Baker, both of whom are retiring this year.

On February 13, 2012, a group of 11 Japanese labor leaders arrived in Hawaii to show their support for the workers of Pacific Beach Hotel. The delegation comprised of leaders from the All Japan Dockworkers Union (Zenkowan), the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the National Federation of Dockworkers’ Unions of Japan (Zenkoku-kowan) and Labor Now.

The tri-annual Convention will be held at the Hotel del Coronado at 1500 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA 92118 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 4, 2012, and closing on or about Friday, June 8, 2012. The elected Convention delegates will vote to decide the International budget, proposed increases in per-capita rates, as well as policies and direction of the ILWU for the next three-year period.

This year, seven priority issues will guide the work of the ILWU during the 2012 Legislative Session. Some of our priorities have not changed from previous years. Issues like worker retention, supporting senior programs and protecting workers’ compensation still hold significance to the betterment of our lives.

Brothers and Sisters, 

This coming April, after 44 years as an ILWU member, 18 years as a business agent and this short time serving you as president, I will retire. I write to you a message of farewell, my fellow ILWU members, staff and officers.

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.