Tuesday, April 28th – from HPR2, it’s The Conversation
Aston Waikiki Unfair Labor Practice Charges: Alan Piiohia
For months, hotel workers at two Aston-managed properties in Waikiki have said they want union representation. You may remember they held a rally back in February. They'd said the hotel management broke federal law by organizing an anti-union campaign and was intimidating workers. Last week Local 5 filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board against the Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel and Hotel Renew. Alan Piiohia works for the front services department at the Aston Waikiki Beach and joined the show this morning to share his thoughts.
- Intro Music: Tell me (David August Remix) by Andre Crom, Dennis Degenhardt
- Outro Music: Twentytwofourteen by The Album Leaf
Botanical Garden Talk: Heidi Leianuenue Bornhorst
Heidi Leianuenue Bornhorst is a sustainable landscape consultant and the author of Growing Native Hawaiian Plants: A How-To Guide for the Gardener. Foster Botanical Garden's Plant Sale, with its theme of “growing smarter,” is coming up on May 16.
- Intro Music: Kodac Moment by Moonlit Sailor
- Outro Music: Habla Paisano by My Dad Vs Yours
Homelessness Expert: Leslie Wise
Leslie Wise is the Deputy Director of Zero: 2016, an initiative of Community Solutions. She helps lead strategy and community support and manages the Community Solutions partnership with the Veterans Administration. Leslie wise is the former Director of Policy and Planning with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and served as Homelessness Policy Advisor to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, where she worked with the County of Los Angeles on the first ever joint City / County homelessness policy platform. She is in Honolulu over the next few days to work with local providers of homeless services.
- Intro Music: Dandelion by Dorena
- Outro Music: Forever Lost (Reprise)by God is an Astronaut
Hawaii For Hawaii Concert: Henry Kapono
The plight of Hawaii’s homeless is not lost on its local music community, and some of its most celebrated artists are coming together for an upcoming benefit concert. Henry Kapono will be there with John Cruz and Brother Noland, performing as the Rough Riders to bring some of their creative energy to bear on an issue that concerns us all. The Hawai‘i for Hawai‘i concert takes place Saturday, May 9 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
- Intro Music: He‘eia by Henry Kapono
- Outro Music: Na M?kua by Henry Kapono
