Hilton Hawaiian Village union workers authorize strike
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – Unite Here Local 5 members at Hilton Hawaiian Village voted Friday to authorize a strike with 91% in favor of it.
Lawmakers Shoot Down Airbnb Tax But Agree To Tax Big Real Estate Investments
(Honolulu Civil Beat) – By Kirstin Downey. The Hawaii Legislature went home Friday night arguing over two major tax bills that were promoted by supporters as big revenue streams into state coffers but opposed by critics who described one bill as a potential investment-killer and the other as illegal and a fatal blow to local neighborhoods.
A strike could be in store for another one of Waikiki’s major hotels
(KITV) – HONOLULU – UNITE HERE! Local 5 hotel workers will vote on whether to authorize a strike at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
Hilton Hawaiian Village workers to vote on possible strike tomorrow
(eTurboNews) – UNITE HERE Local 5 hotel workers will vote Friday on whether to authorize a strike at Hilton Hawaiian Village — world’s largest Hilton, and the largest hotel in Hawaii — covering roughly 2,000 workers. UNITE HERE Local 5 hotel workers including housekeepers, cooks, bartenders, bellmen, food & beverage servers, and more, from the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
Unite Here Local 5 hotel workers voting Friday on whether to authorize strike at Hilton Hawaiian Village
(KITV) – Unite Here Local 5 hotel workers are voting Friday on whether to authorize a strike at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, the largest hotel in the state and the largest Hilton in the country.
State Senate poised to accept a proposal to allow vacation rental platforms to collect Hawaii taxes
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – By Kevin Dayton. The state Senate appears poised to accept a bill tonight that would authorize vacation rental platforms such as Airbnb to collect taxes on behalf of the state, a development that triggered a last-minute lobbying push at the state Capitol today by the hotel industry and the hospitality workers union Unite HERE Local 5 to try to block the measure.