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Hawaii Kai was next to Kalama Valley, an existing community of working-class Hawaii locals. Before Kaiser's development plan, the land was a salt-water marsh, much like Waikiki before the construction of the Ala Wai canal. [1] The land in Kalama Valley was owned by the Bishop Trust, who leased land to farmers living in the valley. [2]
Soon after the passing of the law, union activists began to enter Hawai'i to help activate its workers. On August 1, 1938, members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), along with those of several other unions, organised a strike against launderers, auto dealers, warehouses, and vessels for better wages and union shops. Out ...
Hawaiʻi Kai is the largest of several communities at the eastern end of the island. The area was largely developed by Henry J. Kaiser around the ancient Maunalua fishpond and wetlands area known as Kuapā (meaning "fishpond wall"). Hawaiʻi Kai or Koko Marina was dredged from Kuapā Pond starting around 1959.
Jul. 21—The former business manager of a Hawaii labor union who was convicted of rigging a vote to raise dues and taking members' money to pay for his family's extravagant lifestyle was ...
National Farmers Union (officially Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America) is a national federation of state Farmers Union organizations in the United States. The organization was founded in 1902 in Point, Texas , and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. .
UPDATE, 6 :30 p.m. Hawaiian Electric said this afternoon the 490 Hawaii Kai customers without power should prepare for an overnight outage. Crews are working on repairs to underground cables and ...
Farmers' Union or Farmers Union may refer to Farmers Union (brand), food brand; Farmers Union Iced Coffee, flavoured milk drink; Farmers' Union of Canada, farmers ...
Oct. 28—A Filipino labor leader made Honolulu his final stop on a cross-country trip to walk U.S. picket lines and urge unions to condemn the killings of Filipino organizers and union members. A ...