News & Outreach

The Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board is happy to welcome Aiden Gabriel Flores as its newest Hele Imua Intern. A 2024 graduate of McKinley High School, Gabriel is currently a Paralegal Studies student at Kapʻiolani Community College, where he expects to...

Corwin Shapiro has joined the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board as its newest intern. Corwin is currently a student in the Kapiʻolani Community College legal education program and is expected to graduate in Fall 2026. He works for Abilities Unlimited, a...

Ace Anthony Aceret has joined the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board as its newest Hele Imua Intern. Ace is recent graduate of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a minor in Political Science...

The Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board is pleased to host two interns from the Hawaiʻi State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Workforce Development Division’s Hele Imua Program.  Kenna will be entering her third year as an undergraduate at the University...

On May 27, 2025, Governor Josh Green signed HB162 HD2 SD1 CD1, Relating to Collective Bargaining, into law as Act 087 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187). This new law authorizes the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board to request a list of five...

On April 17, 2025, the Hawaiʻi State Senate voted 25-0 to confirm Dwight Takamine as Chairperson and Representative of the Public to the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board for a term to expire June 30, 2030. HLRB Chairperson Dwight Takamine (center)...

The Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board welcomes Dwight Takamine as new Interim Chair.  Originally from Hilo, Interim Chair Takamine is a former state legislator, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Director, and labor attorney.  His appointment at HLRB allows him to...

On October 31, 2024, Marcus R. Oshiro, Chairperson and Representative of the Public, retired from the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board. Chair Oshiro joined the Board in October 2017. During his seven-year tenure, Chair Oshiro made it his mission to reduce...

Following the 2024 Regular Session of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature, Governor Josh Green signed five bills affecting Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapters 89 and 377 into law: HB 1640 HD1 SD1 CD1 (CCR 128-24) RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Requires the...

On May 1, 2024, the Hawaiʻi State Senate voted unanimously to confirm Clark Hirota as a Board Member and the Representative of Management to the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board (Board). Board Member Hirota officially joins the Board effective May 15,...