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Hawaii labor union members and supporters rally in Kalihi Valley for International Workers’ Day

By Jamm Aquino

May 1, 2021

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Unite Here Local 5 members grab signs prior to a rally on Saturday, May 1, in Kalihi Valley. Hundreds gathered on International Workers’ Day to fight to prevent permanent job cuts of union hospitality workers.
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Unite Here Local 5 member Maile Hamada, right, holds up a sign with a QR code for fellow members to scan and distribute during a rally on Saturday, May 1, in Kalihi Valley. Hundreds gathered on International Workers’ Day to fight to prevent permanent job cuts of union hospitality workers.
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A Unite Here Local 5 member is reflected on a truck’s rear window prior to a rally on Saturday, May 1, in Kalihi Valley. Hundreds gathered on International Workers’ Day to fight to prevent permanent job cuts of union hospitality workers.
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Unite Here Local 5 members rally on Saturday, May 1, in Kalihi Valley. Hundreds gathered on International Workers’ Day to fight to prevent permanent job cuts of union hospitality workers.
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Members of numerous unions chant and walk toward Kamehameha IV Road during a rally on Saturday, May 1, in Kalihi Valley. Hundreds gathered on International Workers’ Day to fight to prevent permanent job cuts of union hospitality workers.
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Members of numerous unions chant and walk toward Kamehameha IV Road during a rally on Saturday, May 1, in Kalihi Valley. Hundreds gathered on International Workers’ Day to fight to prevent permanent job cuts of union hospitality workers.
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Members of numerous unions chant and walk toward Kamehameha IV Road during a rally on Saturday, May 1, in Kalihi Valley. Hundreds gathered on International Workers’ Day to fight to prevent permanent job cuts of union hospitality workers.
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Members of numerous unions chant and walk toward Kamehameha IV Road during a rally on Saturday, May 1, in Kalihi Valley. Hundreds gathered on International Workers’ Day to fight to prevent permanent job cuts of union hospitality workers.
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Members of numerous unions chant and walk toward Kamehameha IV Road during a rally on Saturday, May 1, in Kalihi Valley. Hundreds gathered on International Workers’ Day to fight to prevent permanent job cuts of union hospitality workers.
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Members of numerous unions chant and walk toward Kamehameha IV Road during a rally on Saturday, May 1, in Kalihi Valley. Hundreds gathered on International Workers’ Day to fight to prevent permanent job cuts of union hospitality workers.
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Unite Here Local 5 members rally on Saturday, May 1, in Kalihi Valley. Hundreds gathered on International Workers’ Day to fight to prevent permanent job cuts of union hospitality workers.
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Unite Here Local 5 member Kainalu Lagua pauses to look around at fellow union members during a rally on Saturday, May 1, in Kalihi Valley. Hundreds gathered on International Workers’ Day to fight to prevent permanent job cuts of union hospitality workers.
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Unite Here Local 5 members rally on Saturday, May 1, in Kalihi Valley. Hundreds gathered on International Workers’ Day to fight to prevent permanent job cuts of union hospitality workers.
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Unite Here Local 5 member Kainalu Lagua leads chants to fellow union members during a rally on Saturday, May 1, in Kalihi Valley. Hundreds gathered on International Workers’ Day to fight to prevent permanent job cuts of union hospitality workers.
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Unite Here Local 5 members rally on Saturday, May 1, in Kalihi Valley. Hundreds gathered on International Workers’ Day to fight to prevent permanent job cuts of union hospitality workers.
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Unite Here Local 5 member Kainalu Lagua leads chants to fellow union members during a rally on Saturday, May 1, in Kalihi Valley. Hundreds gathered on International Workers’ Day to fight to prevent permanent job cuts of union hospitality workers.

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