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The Conversation: Hotel workers' strike; Kauaʻi cesspools

By Catherine Cruz,

Russell Subiono

Published September 24, 2024 at 11:10 AM HST

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ILWU Local 142 and UNITE HERE! Local 5 members at an informational picket in front of the Hilton Hawaiian Village on Sept. 10, 2024. — FILE - ILWU Local 142 and UNITE HERE! Local 5 members at an informational picket in front of the Hilton Hawaiian Village on Sept. 10, 2024.

Hilton Hawaiian Village employee Jiah Sadaya shares the view from the picket line as unionized workers go on strike at Hawaiʻi's largest hotel property | Full Story
Wastewater Alternatives and Innovations founder Stuart Coleman on federal money available for Kauaʻi homeowners to help pay for cesspool conversions | 5th Annual Innovations in Sanitation Convening | Full Story
Researchers Ryan Shontell and Ka’eo Kekumano on what new data shows about skin cancer rates among young Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders | Full Story
Kumu Jon Osorio, the dean of Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at UH Mānoa, about the school's goal to become a leader in Indigenous education | World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium's Annual General Meeting | Full Story

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Catherine Cruz

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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Russell Subiono

Born in Honolulu and raised on Hawaiʻi Island, Russell Subiono has spent the last decade working in local film, television and radio. He was previously the executive producer of The Conversation and host of HPR's This Is Our Hawaiʻi podcast. Contact him at rsubiono@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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