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Hawaii faces millions in climate change costs

Hawaii faces millions in climate change costs

Courts exist to protect the public and hold bad actors accountable. That’s exactly what Honolulu and Maui’s lawsuits against Big Oil will seek to do.

Environmental JusticeJun ShinDecember 24, 2019Environmental Disaster, Environment, climate change, Climate Action, Climate Justice, Climate Action Now, Big Oil Knew

YPDA on strike: Solidarity with workers

YPDA on strike: Solidarity with workers

Local 5 shows that we can fight back, that we can have a clean environment and access to the resources we need to live healthy, sustainable lives. But we have to stand together.

Economic JusticeWill CaronDecember 23, 2019Labor, Strike, Union, Union Strong, Unionization, Living Wage, healthcare, benefits, Workers' Rights, labor protections, UNITE HERE! Local 5

Hawaii’s Young Progressives Demanding Action (YPDA) are poised to make their voices count!

Hawaii’s Young Progressives Demanding Action (YPDA) are poised to make their voices count!

We have been subjected to a spectacle of political spinelessness and lack of moral courage at the highest levels of government in this country. Being close to the energy of the Young Progressives Demanding Action makes one believe that tomorrow will be better.

DemocracyWill CaronDecember 22, 2019action, Democracy, engagement, civics, writing, impact, voice, youth organizing, organizing, organizing for our future

YPDA joins the SAVE For All national campaign

YPDA joins the SAVE For All national campaign

Economic JusticeWill CaronDecember 10, 2018SAVE For All, Common Sense, Public Policy, Policy, People Not Profits, Coalition, Movement

YPDA stands with Mauna Kea protectors, calls for UH to abandon TMT

YPDA stands with Mauna Kea protectors, calls for UH to abandon TMT

Social JusticeWill CaronDecember 6, 2018University of Hawaii at ManoaMauna Kea, TMT, Thirty-Meter Telescope, Science, Humanity, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Knowledge, Colonialism, Militarism, imperialism

YPDA opposes harmful Public Charge rule change, stands with immigrants

YPDA opposes harmful Public Charge rule change, stands with immigrants

Economic JusticeWill CaronDecember 5, 2018immigrant, immigrants, immigration, American Dream, opportunity, Economy, Economic Justice, economic opportunity, Hawaii

YPDA joins community groups in supporting the UNITE HERE! Marriott strike

YPDA joins community groups in supporting the UNITE HERE! Marriott strike

Economic JusticeWill CaronNovember 15, 2018Sheraton WaikikiUNITE HERE! Local 5, Union, Unionization, Union Strong, Labor, Economy, Cost of Living, One Job Should Be Enough, #1Job, Hawaii, Strike, Workers' Rights, Human Rights

YPDA demands Hu Honua project adhere to strictest environmental standards

YPDA demands Hu Honua project adhere to strictest environmental standards

Environmental JusticeWill CaronNovember 13, 2018Hu Honua, Wastewater, Runoff, Resource Management, Development, Sustainability, Public Health, Public Safety