
For this special Labor Day episode of Midday Mana'o, Mehana is joined by 'Ilima Long, a field organizer for the Hawai'i State Teacher Asscoiation, and Ikaika Hussey, a former organizer for UNITED HERE Local 5. Reflecting on the struggles and sacrifices of laborers throughout our history, the conversation takes us from the first plantation strike in Koloa, Kaua'i, in 1840 to our modern understanding of organized labor and itʻs significance in Hawai'i today.