The #MeToo movement has now officially reached Hawaiʻi. For the first time in millennial women’s memory, we have a high profile sexual harassment case against a sitting legislator. The president of the largest hotel workers’ union, inspired by #MeToo, is demanding panic buttons to protect women housekeeping staff against abusive hotel guests. Activists are criticizing the state … [Read more...] about The #MeToo movement has officially reached Hawai`i. Now what?
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Nice to see Hawaii taking up the fight against white supremacist statues
It’s heartwarming to see activists way out here in Hawaii take up the civil rights struggle being fought right now in the continental U.S. over statues that honor the so-called “heroes” of the Confederacy. Those particular statues don’t exist out here, but that doesn’t mean we don’t face the same underlying issues. The fight is not, as white supremacists are fond of saying, … [Read more...] about Nice to see Hawaii taking up the fight against white supremacist statues