The joys and struggles of the bygone days of the Westside’s Japanese plantation workers are celebrated with a new five-song ...

This era saw the rise of the “Big Five” oligarchy —sugarcane plantations ... Inouye returned to Hawaii and became key figures ...

“Because of these plantation workers’ sacrifices, powerful unions exist today to advocate ... changing the future of labor in the state of Hawaii,” said DAGS director Keith Regan.

“In recent months all of us as separate unions have taken on fights for safe staffing, and today, for the first time, we are uniting to make history in Hawaii.” Terilyn Carvalho Luke ...