HI - HGEA, Local 152 Archive

March 11, 2024

Helping some of Hawaii’s most vulnerable, Never Quit winner embodies can-do spirit

Mary Akimo-Lu’uwai, who works for the Hawaii Department of Health, is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award.

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February 22, 2024

HGEA members win substantial hazard pay from the Hawaii Education Department

Hawaii’s K-12 education workers win hazard pay for COVID-19 work.

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September 18, 2023

Amid tragedy, the ‘true soul of Hawaii’ shines bright

HGEA member Cameron Dexter describes how the Maui wildfires unfolded.

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August 14, 2023

AFSCME members in Hawaii need your help

Here’s how you can help AFSCME members in Hawaii.

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June 12, 2023

He beat the best surfers in the world, but he’s still a lifeguard at heart

Luke Shepardson is a world champion surfer and a winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award.

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March 22, 2023

HGEA member says elected office is a natural place for union members

Find out why this former HGEA member believes union members are well suited for political office.

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January 26, 2023

HGEA members fight for – and win – hazard pay for COVID-era work

HGEA makes a difference for employees of the County of Maui. The union fought for – and won – hazard pay for over 1,300 workers.

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July 25, 2022

Never Quit winner is office assistant who helps keep Hawaii school ‘community oriented’

Suzy Aguirre, an office assistant at Haiku Elementary School in Haiku, Hawaii, and member of AFSCME Local 152, is a winner of AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award.

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April 05, 2021

AFSCME members in Hawaii are already benefitting from the American Rescue Plan

AFSCME members in Hawaii are already seeing the benefits of the American Rescue Plan, which has taken furloughs and layoffs off the table for now.

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March 18, 2021

COVID bill averts furloughs, layoffs of thousands of AFSCME members in Hawaii

Our union backed the American Rescue Plan. Now that COVID relief bill is saving thousands of our members’ jobs in Hawaii.

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January 25, 2021

Hawaii’s Peter Oshiro has his co-workers’ backs

Our latest Never Quit Service Award winner, Hawaii’s Peter Oshiro, has his co-workers’ backs – even if it means reaching into his own pocket to make sure they are safe.

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June 11, 2020

Continuing to protect Hawaii from invasive pests during the coronavirus pandemic

Hawaii’s plant quarantine inspectors safeguard the state’s unique ecology. Laying them off because of COVID-related funding shortages would harm the environment and the economy.

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May 11, 2020

Helping to Bring Babies into the World of COVID-19

In obstetrics, social distancing is just not possible. Hawaii nurse Sharay Souza continues to work diligently, despite her fears of contracting COVID-19.

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April 17, 2020

Continuing to Serve Special Needs Individuals During the Pandemic

Serving Hawaii residents who have physical and intellectual disabilities is proving to be particularly difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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April 08, 2020

‘We’re Doing Our Best, But It Feels Like We’re Using Chicken Wire and Zip Ties’

Even in paradise, the coronavirus is a problem. Hawaii Child/adult protective services specialist Kalani Motta describes the challenges he faces in doing his job.

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May 17, 2018

From East to West, AFSCME Law Enforcement Officers Never Quit

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April 10, 2017

Setting an Example for Others, Even in the Face of Tragedy

Lois Iyomasa didn’t always want to be a workers’ compensation hearing officer. Like most people, she didn’t always know what that even was.

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June 30, 2016

Community Support Boosts Maui Lifeguards in Win for Fair Contract

Lifeguards in Maui County, Hawaii, won a fair contract, but It took a public campaign by HGEA members to achieve their victory.

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June 19, 2015

In Hawaii, Challenges…and Answers

Adele Koyama was skeptical that she would learn anything new about member involvement as she began AFSCME Strong training in Honolulu, May 11-12, along with 103 other union activists. She kept an open mind, however, and was far from disappointed.

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