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STATEMENT: Hawaii State Hospital employees warned lawmakers about Hale Ho‘ola defects.
Statement From HGEA Executive Director Randy Perreira “We’re surprised by how much lawmakers are shocked by the shoddy construction of Hale Hoʻola at Hawaii State Hospital. It’s not like our members – the men and women employed by the state facility – didn’t tell lawmakers about the design flaws, slapdash construction and safety defects early…
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Happy Holidays from HGEA’s Staff and Board of Directors
It is hard to believe that another year has come and gone. Each year seems to come with its own lessons. Filled with both big wins and upsetting losses, 2024 taught us that our fight for fairness is never over. In victory and defeat, we must never quit. 2024 was an election year, and a…
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Your Votes Meant Success for These Candidates and Marriage Equality Measure
Mahalo, members, for exercising your power to vote in this general election as it played a crucial role in securing wins for pro-labor candidates. Dr. Kimo Alameda ousted incumbent Mayor Mitch Roth, ushering in a new chapter for leadership on the Big Island which has seen an uptick in grievances, investigations and job vacancies under…
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HGEA School Psychologists on Island Life Live!
This National School Psychology Week, watch our Island Life Live segment celebrating school psychologists. Unit 13 members Amanda Garrett, based at Mililani Uka Elementary School, and Lynette Cantere, from the Department of Education Honolulu District Office discussed how school psychologists help students succeed even under the strain of high vacancies and what can be done…
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Your Votes Helped These Candidates Prevail
Mahalo, members, for exercising your power at the ballot box. Your votes ensured pro-labor candidates up and down the ballots moved forward into the general election on Nov. 5. Mayor Rick Blangiardi handily won re-election as mayor of Honolulu City & County. Meanwhile on the Big Island, Dr. Kimo Alameda will face off against Mayor…
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RELEASE: HGEA Endorses Dr. Kimo Alameda For Hawaii County Mayor
The Big Island deserves a leader who respects public employees. With county departments facing severe staffing shortages and an overworked and demoralized workforce, the board of directors of the Hawaii Government Employees Association is endorsing Dr. Kimo Alameda in the Hawaii County mayor’s race. This was a unanimous decision, based on Alameda’s demonstrated leadership as…
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STATEMENT: State Senators Should Stop Denigrating State Employees Who Telework
HGEA Executive Director Randy Perreira issued the following statement: “While their official line is that they support telework, recent snipes from senators suggest that they would rather have government workers operating like it’s 1984. Meanwhile, their workforce — and the younger generation of workers who government so desperately needs to recruit in its worsening vacancy…
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RELEASE: HGEA Wins Temporary Hazard Pay Arbitration Award Against the Department of Education
HGEA Wins Temporary Hazard Pay Arbitration Award Against the Department of Education In our largest temporary hazard pay award to date, the Hawaii Government Employees Association won our long-standing arbitration against the state Department of Education, securing payment for employees who risked their health and safety throughout the pandemic. A significant number of the 7,800…
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HGEA Prevails in Prohibitive Practice Complaint Against Maui Adult Mental Health Division
A pilot program that would have considerably changed the work responsibilities of our members at Maui Community Mental Health Center’s Adult Mental Health Division was put on pause by the Hawaii Labor Relations Board pending consultation. The decision is a major victory for the rights of members in Units 3, 9 and 13 at the…
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Voices from Maui: HGEA Members Tell Their Stories from the Wildfires
HGEA members who experienced the devastations of the Maui wildfires first-hand told their stories in our recent video series Voices from Maui. Marianne Wheeler, principal of Kula Elementary School and a Unit 6 member, recounted the chaos that erupted in her small upcountry community when fires contaminated the water supply and affected the operation of…
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