Hawaiʻi Will Tie Electric Utilities’ Revenue to Performance of Key Functions
The Hawaiʻi Ratepayer Protection Act empowers the PUC to set strong, well-informed policies and encourages the utility to ensure clean energy for all of Hawaiʻi’s residents at reduced rates.
Wahine Activists Draw Connections Between Militarized Pacific Places
Pōhakuloa, like other important places across the Asia-Pacific region, is home to a military base with live fire training.
Democratic Party Upstarts Time TPP Protest with Obama’s Honolulu Visit
The protest is being organized by Bernie Sanders delegates who first met at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last month.
Protest at Hawaii Gas Demands Freedom From Fossil Fuels
Residents will call on Hawaii Gas to drop Liquified Natural Gas as part of a global movement to "break free" from fossil fuels.
People Over Profits: A Familiar Message at Hawaiʻi State Legislature Opening Day
While the more than 30 organizations with booths inside the State Capitol rotunda work on a wide range of policy issues, most shared the same hope that lawmakers would put people first.
Maui TPP Protest Unites Labor, Environment and Sovereignty Activists
The demonstration emphasized the connection between—and convergence of—the issues of social justice, labor, indigenous rights, environmental stewardship and human rights.
Hawaiʻi Coalition Urges Congress to Oppose Fast Tracking the TPP
The newly-formed coalition includes groups from the labor rights, environmental protection, Native Hawaiian sovereignty, food justice, and social justice movements.
Cease and Desist Letter Alleges TMT Project Perpetuates War Crimes
If the State of Hawaiʻi has no legal authority to lease public land to the university, the proposed TMT sublease would also be illegal.
A Rally for the Rest of Us
Grassroots organizations lobbying on a variety of issues, rallied around the message that our government should serve the people, not corporations and developers.