Honolulu considers limits on hotels to condo units
(Hawaii News Now) – HONOLULU (AP) – The Honolulu City Council is considering limiting hoteliers from converting hotel rooms to condominium units.
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New Honolulu City Council Bill Would Stem Hotel-to-Condo Conversions
(Honolulu Civil-Beat) – By Anita Hofschneider. Honolulu City Council members Ron Menor, Joey Manahan and Stanley Chang have introduced a bill that would require developers to get permits if they want to convert some hotel rooms into condos.
Bill to preserve hotel jobs
(Ka Leo) – By Noelle Fujii. Members of Aikea Hawaiʻi, a job preservation effort organized by Unite Here Local 5, are expected to rally at Honolulu Hale today in support of Bill 16, which preserves hotel jobs.
City Council advances hotel measure
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – By Allison Schaefers & Gordon Pang. About 1,000 community members from the Aikea Movement, a job preservation effort organized by Unite Here Local 5, are expected to rally at Honolulu Hale on Thursday in support of Bill 16, which seeks to preserve hotel jobs by requiring property owners to obtain a permit […]
Kupuna tell Kaiser: Getting old shouldn’t hurt!
Local 5 retirees are performing the hula at Kaiser Permanente Hawai’i with a message to Kaiser: Getting old shouldn’t hurt! So far, they’ve performed at Kaiser Permanente Moanalua and Kaiser Permanente Honolulu. Getting old doesn’t hurt for our retirees. They have their pension. Our members who work for Kaiser will lose at least $1200/month when […]
Local 5 members featured on new show, HAWAI’I CAN
The AiKea Movement launched a new TV series on ‘Ōlelo Community Media called HAWAI’I CAN, which will feature discussions on issues that affect Hawaii’s people and what we can do as a community to solve them. The first two episodes feature Local 5 members. Episode 1, “Waikiki: Present & Future,” is hosted by Ilikai Hotel […]