media coverage
Hawai`i Appleseed Center's advocacy has been featured in media outlets. An archive of this media coverage is below:
food and nutrition
- Maui TV News, HMSA Foundation Boosts Major Programs Across State, March 29, 2013
- Maui News, Kaiser's funding community health initiatives, December 4, 2012
- 3 schools will give all kids free breakfast in the classroom, Star Advertiser, August 4, 2012
- "Universal Breakfast" programs created in low income schools, Hawaii Public Radio, August 1, 2012
- Hawaii says it's addressing food stamp backlog, Associated Press, Honolulu Star Advertiser, January 25, 2012
- Judge orders state to correct food stamp processing problems, Honolulu Star Advertiser, January 24, 2012
- Federal Judge Slaps Hawaii with injunction for food stamp delays, Honolulu Civil Beat, January 24, 2012
- State Sued for Food Stamp Delays, KHON 2, November 17, 2010
- Lawsuit seeks to force Hawaii to issue food stamps more quickly, by Mark Niesse, Honolulu Star Advertiser, November 18, 2010
- Hawaii sued to hasten food stamp delivery, by Mark Niesse, The Maui News, November 19, 2010
health
- Feds should help Pacific migrants Star-Advertiser, August 15, 2011
- Pay up, governor tells Uncle Sam Star-Advertiser, August 12, 2011
- State told to restore health care to islanders Star-Advertiser, December 14, 2010
- Federal injunction stops State healthcare cuts to COFA residents Hawaii Independent, December 14, 2010
- Judge torn on fate of Nuke victim's care, Star-Advertiser, November 3, 2010
- News Clippings, Honolulu Civil Beat, August 23, 2010
- Basic Health Hawaii causing complications, Hawaii Independent, August 23, 2010
- Suit seeks restored health benefits for Pacific Migrants, Honolulu Star
Advertiser, August 24, 2010 - Court blocks Hawaii from cutting health benefits for Micronesians, Honolulu Advertiser, September 2, 2009
- A federal judge has blocked cut-backs to state-funded medical care, Honolulu Advertiser, September 1, 2009
- Health Plan Faces Legal Challenge, Star-Bulletin, August 29, 2009
- Pacific Islander Dialysis Patients Plead for Help, KGMB, August 27, 2009
housing
- PBS Hawaii, Island Insights with Dan Boylan, Homelessness, April 18, 2013
- The Conversation on Hawaii Public Radio, An ahupua'a for the homeless?, February 12, 2013
- The Hawaii Independent,
How we could remove the barriers to affordable housing, January 17, 2013 - Hawaii Public Radio, Seeding opportunity for affordable housing, The Conversation, October 9, 2012
- Hawaii Public Radio, Shipping container homes could become a reality, October 9, 2012
- HANO Newsletter, May 2012. Nonprofit wins $500,000 for public housing tenants
- Hunt for Homes, Star-Advertiser, March 4, 2012
- Cracking the Code for Homing in on safe zones, Hawaii Public Radio, February 29,2012
- Editorial: Kalihi rentals revamp the right way to go Star-Advertiser, May 24, 2011
- State owes Mayor Wright tenants, Honolulu Star Advertiser, April 25, 2011
- Housing project residents file suits Honolulu Star Advertiser, April 22, 2011
- Landord retaliating, say elderly tenants The Honolulu Advertiser, November 9, 2009
- KPT rehab plan offers opportunity for change Honolulu Advertiser, September 1, 2009
- Public Housing getting facelift Honolulu Advertiser, September 1, 2009
- Advertiser Editorial: KPT in Hands of Housing Authority, Honolulu Advertiser, June 16, 2009
- Low-income housing tenants sue city Hawaii News Now, June 12, 2008
- City expected to be sued by low-income renters KPUA, June 12, 2008
- Lawsuit claims city overcharged rent for years KITV, June 12, 2008
- Tenants' lawsuit says city overcharged rent Honolulu Advertiser, June 13, 2008
- City overcharges renters, lawsuit claims Honolulu Star-Bulletin, June 14, 2008
- Elder tenants in Kahuku won't lose HUD subsidy, Honolulu Advertiser, May 7, 2008
- 'It's like we're second-class citizens', Honolulu Advertiser, October 24, 2007
education
- DOE chips away at bullying issue, Honolulu Star Advertiser, January 9, 2013
(pdf version, click here. - Suit alleges Hawaii fails homeless kids Honolulu Advertiser, October 3, 2007
- Interview with Will Durham Community Matters, October 7, 2007
- Attorneys sue DOE over homeless student access KITV, November 5, 2007
- Radio Program on HPR Hawaii Public Radio, November 7, 2007
- Children left behind Honolulu Weekly, November 7, 2007
- Hawaii violates equal access law Honolulu Advertiser, November 7, 2007
- Judge: State must do more for homeless kids KITV, February 11, 2008
- DOE gets deadline to track homeless Honolulu Star Bulletin, February 29, 2008
- Homeless students can ride buses Honolulu Star Bulletin, August 13, 2008
- Buses required for homeless students Honolulu Advertiser, August 13, 2008
- Houseless Families Win in Court: Ruling Applies across the state Street Beat, September 2008
- Suit puts 88 more homeless students in school, Star Bulletin, October 19, 2008
tax advocacy
- PBS Hawaii, Island Insights with Dan Boylan, Legislation to assist low-income wage earners, March 28, 2013
- Civil Beat, Helping Low-Income Earners Topic of Boylan Show, March 28, 2013
- Civil Beat, Hawaii's working poor could get boost from legislature this year, March 18, 2013
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Staring Down Poverty, February 26, 2013. Click here for a PDF version of the printed article.
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Poor in Hawaii Taxed Liberally, February 1, 2013
- Hawaii Association of Nonprofit Organizations (HANO), Poorest in Hawaii Pay Highest Share of Income in Taxes, January 31,2013
- Pacific Business Journal, Hawaii's poorest residents pay highest share of income in taxes, January 30, 2013
- The Nation, This Week in Poverty: An Anti-Poverty Contract for 2013?, January 18, 2013
- West Hawaii Today, Give them a (tax) break, January 16, 2013
- Hawaii Association of Nonprofit Organizations (HANO), Hawaii is one of four states that taxes those below the poverty line, January 15, 2013
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Poor in Hawaii Taxed Liberally, February 1, 2013
- Hawaii Public Radio (HPR), A poor tax strategy on The Conversation, January 17, 2013
- Hawaii Tribune Herald, Group: Lighten tax burden for isle poor, January 17, 2013
- Center on Tax Justice, Tax Reform in Paradise, January 16, 2013
- Institute on Tax and Economic Policy (ITEP), Reports.
- Hawaii Free Press, The Price of paradise for Hawaii's low-income families, November 5, 2012
other
- The Maui News, Dissapointment as bills fail in final hours, April 30, 2013
- The Garden Island, Hawaii lawmakers leave many bills in the dust, April 29, 2013
- The Oklahoman, Hawaii lawmakers leave many bills in the dust, April 29, 2013
- San Francisco Chronicle, Hawaii lawmakers leave many bills in the dust, April 29, 2013
- Connecticut Post, Hawaii lawmakers leave many bills in the dust, April 29, 2013
- Houston Chronicle, Hawaii lawmakers leave many bills in the dust, April 29, 2013
- Civil Beat, Who Can Survive on the Minimum Wage?">, April 22, 2013
- KHON2 News, Proposed changes to bill aimed at tightening gambling law, April 1, 2013
- Hawaii Reporter, Report raises risks of gambling in Hawai`i while gaming proponents continue to push gambling in the legislature, March 21, 2013
- HANO Public Policy News, Hawaii Appleseed Opposes Legalized Gambling in Hawaii, February 21, 2013
- Hawaii Reporter, Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice releases "State of Poverty" Report. December 3, 2012
- LEJ worked with PBS Hawaii to pull together this panel on Micronesians in Hawaii, originally aired May 17, 2012. Click here to view the video in the PBS Archive.
- Midweek, Advocating for Social Justice, May 9, 2012.
- Civil Beat, Restoring Our Legacy of Fairness in Hawaii, April 18, 2012
- Executive Director Victor Geminiani appeared on PBS Hawaii Island Insights show discussing Affordable Housing in reference to the report LEJ released in February 2012. Click here to view PBS's video archive.
- Midweek, Food Drive Needs Volunteers, April 18, 2012
- Bloomberg Businessweek,Hawaii social service organization budgets shrink, April 11, 2012
- >Honolulu Civil Beat: Op-Ed, Gambling with Paradise, March 6, 2012
- Hawaii Money Blog, Civil Beat, March 2, 2012
- Cracking the code for Homing in on safe-zones, Hawaii Public Radio, February 29, 2012
- Affordable housing for the homeless, Hawaii Public Radio, February 3, 2012
- The case for justice for Micronesians in Hawai`i Civil Beat, February 1, 2012
- At sentencing, lawyer slams Micronesians Star-Advertiser, January 28, 2012
- Civil Beat: Our Aspirations for Economic Justice
