United Public Workers

While an oversight committee will soon begin examining the conditions in Hawaiʻi's prisons that have led to high rates of COVID-19 among inmates, the union representing some correctional facility workers says employees do not have enough support.

Several Magic Island parkgoers share their thoughts and memories on the 9/11 attacks; the head of the Hawaii Legal Short Term Rental Alliance makes the case against a proposal to better regulate vacation rentals on Oʻahu; the United Public Workers union discusses the high risk of COVID exposure for prison and jail employees; and in our daily Reality Check segment, we check up on the state of evictions across Hawaiʻi.

A national labor union conducted an audit of its organization in Hawaii and found what it said is excessive spending and a lack of transparency by some…