On January 30, 2009, just nine days after his inauguration, President Barrack Obama issued Executive Order 13496 which requires companies with federal contracts to inform employees of their right to organize and join unions. It also revoked Executive Order 13201 made by George W. Bush, which required federal contractors to inform unionized workers of their right to object to paying full union dues.

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.

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.

Over 50 ILWU members, retirees, and family members marched in the January 21, 2013, Martin Luther King Day parade from Ala Moana’s Magic Island to Kapiolani Park. Dozens of unions, religious groups and community organizations march in the Honolulu event to celebrate Dr. King and his contributions to civil rights.