Hawaii Government Employees Association NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO U.S. POSTAGE PAID P.O. Box 2930 HONOLULU, HI Honolulu, HI 96802-2930 PERMIT NO. 180 Hawaii Chapter Retirees Hoe Hana Brigade. (L-R) Carol Denis, Elsie Iida, Patricia Dunn, Ruth Walker, Charlene Sugihara and Joanne Yokote. WORDFIND L T A Q C O W S T S T S U S R C X S U J F O I T W O E H N L S L P A E P O Y C L N Y O X V R O O A E G R N D L S U A G F B B B H I G R K I L I N O S A E T D G M E M E F C K N T O N E R I C X I D Y Z Y funinthesun G R N A E S R I G U G S T H A B O N Z I I O U L C A R C H N T E O O T B O N G U Adventure Relaxation B O I T P H L E I S T S L O I O R U Y Q Beach Towel Reading HO`OLAHA Q N J L N E T D M Z I X N L O H S S S S PUBLICATION OF THE RETIRED PEOPLE BBQ Sand Castles G N O E A E A O T M H F A S N Q B B V V Bonfires School Supplies E O B N N E V X W X U H T U S V U A S N Camping Snorkeling The Ho`olaha is published P T I I R M N D X E Q S N P P N C G W T In this issue six times a year by the Concerts Spring Cleaning Q N E F R C E J A B L T U P D A U Q T W A Message From Retirees President: Paul Matsuo Hawaii Government Cookouts Summer School G L L A B Y E L L O V L S L T Z N F A A Hoe Hana Brigade Employees Association, G N I P P O H D N A L S I I G Z P V J I American Federation of Fishing Surfing 2016 Primary Election HGEA-Endorsed Candidates State, County and Municipal S A N D C A S T L E S I O E A C E W C S Fun Suntan Lotion EUTF Updates Employees, Local 152, Games Sunny Days C O N C E R T S J I F N D S M S W W Z F AFL-CIO. G N I P M A C S U R F I N G E W J C B C Big Island | Maui | Oahu | Kauai Island Chapter News Hobbies Vacation P.O. Box 2930 O F Y U L R F B P M J L I G S N Q C C Z Travel to Oahu Island Hopping Volleyball 07 | 08.16 Honolulu, HI 96802-2930 U L X E P Y O U C M B F I S Z A M V D A Word Find Puzzle: Fun in the Sun volume XXXVIV No iV (808) 543-0054 Outdoors Waves www.hgea.org Pool Parties Whales A Message From Retirees PRESIDENT HO`OLAHA 07 | 08.16 CHAPTER NEWS volume XXXVIV No iV PAUL MATSUO Mahie Trask OAHU MAUI This year we have an opportunity to elect another Retirees Unit Administrator August 17, 2016 (Wednesday) - Movie Day (“Inside Democrat President and to take Congress back by With the passing of Treasurer Sam Yong, John Tammy Gann Man”) at the HGEA office at 9:00am. electing Democrats. Retirees need to become involved Wadahara was sworn in as the new treasurer at Secretary the June general membership meeting. Chapter by voting Democratic nationally. With this objective, September 20, 2016 (Tuesday) - General Director Ava Kridler was sworn in at the March Lariel Sato the Retirees Unit has developed a new “pilot” program named Project membership meeting at the UPW Hall at 9:00am. meeting. Line dancing will resume at the HGEA Communications Specialist Outreach Echo. Kaiser & HMSA representatives will be available. office on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Plus, hear from HGEA-endorsed candidates! There Paul Matsuo, Oahu Using social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.) texting and email, we September 17, 2016 (Saturday) - AFL-CIO Annual will also be a special drawing for a rice cooker! President must make contact with family and friends living on the neighbor islands and Foodbank Hunger Walk from 8:00am - 11:30am. October 24, 2016 (Monday) - Outreach at the Ruth Walker, Hawaii the mainland and ask for their support of Democrats. The contact is free using Please sign up through the HGEA eBulletin. Vice-President a mobile device or computer. No stamps needed or trips to the post office! Lahaina Civic Center from 9:00am - 1:00pm. September 22, 2016 (Thursday) - General Muriel Masumura, Oahu November 16, 2016 (Wednesday) - Movie Day membership meeting at the HGEA office at 9:00am. Treasurer The Republican platform continues to attack Social Security and Medicare (“Bucket List”) at the HGEA office at 9:00am. Sam Jacobs, Oahu benefits for the elderly. If they win the presidency and continue control Please RSVP to Tammy at 543-0054. Secretary December 2, 2016 (Friday) - Christmas party at of Congress, then retirement and health benefits may be eliminated or October 1 & 2, 2016 (Saturday & Sunday) - Tante’s restaurant. DIRECTORS diminished. Losing these precious benefits, we may lose our independent Children and Youth Day. Volunteers are needed for Steve Criss, Maui lifestyles, and become burdens to our children and grandchildren. In some the food booth. Ricordo Medina, Maui cases we may even alter their lifestyle by having them return home to care KAUAI Thomas Kiyojima, Hawaii for us. With the death of Justice Scalia, the next president will make the October 5, 2016 (Wednesday) - Special Halloween Aileen Obina, Hawaii appointment to the vacant seat. Unions have a lot at stake in who gets the Obake Movie Day at the HGEA office at 9:00am. September 19, 2016 (Monday) - General Timothy Albao, Kauai appointment, and a Democrat Senate confirming the appointment is crucial. membership meeting at the HGEA office at 9:30am. Betty Matsumura, Kauai October 13, 2016 (Thursday) - Windward District Kaiser & HMSA representatives will be available. Ethel Fleming, Oahu Now is your chance to send the message to “Vote Democrat” through social Outreach. Information will be mailed. Plus, hear from HGEA-endorsed candidates! Susan Goya, Oahu media. Family members and friends, former co-workers and neighbors, November 16, 2016 (Thursday) - Movie Day. October 10, 2016 (Monday) - Movie Day at the Arlene Shimokawa, Oahu professional counterparts and business associates, whomever you can “reach Ethel Shintaku, Oahu HGEA office at 9:00am. Movie to be announced. out and touch.” I urge you to please support Democrats, register to vote and December 14, 2016 (Wednesday) - Christmas then VOTE! party at the Japanese Cultural Center. December 8, 2016 (Thursday) - Christmas party at the Courtyard Marriott. HAWAII DIVISION While non-partisan, Big Island and Oahu mayoral races are both critical BIG ISLAND 495 Manono Street races and the HGEA has endorsed former Mayor Harry Kim and Mayor Kirk Hilo, HI 96720 Caldwell respectively. Please consider joining the campaigns by contacting September 21, 2016 (Wednesday) - General (808) 935-6841 their headquarters to see how you can help. membership meeting at the HGEA office at 9:30am. [email protected] Kaiser & HMSA representatives will be available. Plus, hear from HGEA-endorsed candidates! MAUI DIVISION All the HGEA endorsements are on our website but look for the full list in this 2145 Kaohu Street, Ste. 206 issue and in The Public Employee. January 2017 - New Year’s party. Wailuku, HI 96793 (808) 244-5508 I want to congratulate the neighbor island chapters for answering the call to [email protected] hold meetings outside of your regular scheduled meetings. Maui Chapter OAHU DIVISION especially had two really successful meetings and is already planning a 888 Mililani Street, Ste. 401 third in Lahaina. More information will be going to members in that district. Honolulu, HI 96813 Information will be coming out in the next Ho’olaha for the Christmas parties, (808) 543-0000 as well as information for the Big Island New Year’s luncheon. [email protected] TRAVEL OAHU october 19, 2016 KAUAI DIVISION Thank you for your support as I attended your June general membership Come join fellow retiree members for another island venture, as we tour the beautiful and regal ‘Iolani meetings. It was my pleasure to meet so many of you and I look forward to 3213 Akahi Street Palace. We will also visit Hawaii’s first printing press in the Hawaiian language at the Hawaiian Mission LIhue, HI 96766 more meetings in the near future. (808) 245-6751 House, home of the largest collection of Hawaiian language books in the world. This Honolulu excursion [email protected] Sincerely, Paul will be on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Seats are limited, so please call Tammy at 543-0054 to register by August 15, 2016. Hawaii Chapter HOE HANA BRIGADE by ruth walker Following in the footsteps of our forbearers, the Hawaii Chapter retirees Hoe Hana Brigade ventured to the Pu’u Wa’awa’a Forest Reserve, over 66 miles towards Kona, to volunteer with the Martin Luther King Day’s work project sponsored by Kaiser Permanente.