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RHONDA MORRIS
Division Director
Originating ILWU unit: Grand Hyatt Kauai

ILWU participation ramps up in big election year

It's election season! And not just any election season. This year, there are several heavy-hitting leadership roles up for vote: governor, lieutenant governor, mayoral races on Kauai and Maui, and three of Hawaii's four congressional seats.

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"Open Endorsement" means that the union has no recommendation for any candidate and members may vote as they choose.

New leadership underway at ILWU Local 142

The first Local Executive Committee (LEC) meeting of the year happened on January 10, 2022. The Local Executive Committee is comprised of the three Local Titled Officers and the five Division Directors. They meet on a monthly basis as a group to provide updates on contract negotiations and grievance handling. These meetings are still being conducted via Zoom.

In Memoriam: Former ILWU International Vice President Leonard Hoshijo passes

Former ILWU International Vice President Leonard Hoshijo passed away peacefully in the hospital on October 21, 2021, surrounded by his family

Both in and out of the ILWU, Hoshijo dedicated his life to improving conditions for the working class in his many roles as an activist, organizer, educator, union staff member, union officer, and public servant.

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In Memoriam: Leonard Hoshijo, cont.

decades Hoshijo went on to become the Education and Political Director at the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters for fifteen years.

Congratulations, 2021 Bouslog Labor Scholarship Recipients!

ILWU Local 142 is proud to advocate for working families in the state of Hawai’i. ILWU Local 142 has members in a diverse range of industries. Despite the range of jobs our members hold, chances are they will all have the same answer if you ask them why they work so hard: they do it for the sake of their family.

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Nathan Faletoi
Nathan’s uncle Chad Adrian is a member at Unit 1417 Hawthorne Pacific Corp. - Hilo

 

Resolution on the Retirement of Pamela Green

Editor’s Note: Usually the ILWU Local 142 Conventions include written resolutions for recently retired Full-Time Officers of the Union. It is with sincere apologies that one commemorating Pamela’s retirement was not written in time to be included during the duration of the Convention.

Pamela Green retired from her role as Kauai Division Director at the end of 2019, but her impact is still felt today on Kauai and beyond.

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Sitting L-R: Unit Treasurer Lourdes Rivera (Culinary), Liwayway Jimenez (Housekeeping), Adeline Castillo (Housekeeping).

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