#AFSCME Local 646

United Public Workers Political Action Committee endorses Mayor Richard Bissen for re-election

The Bissen 2026 campaign announced the endorsement of Mayor Richard Bissen by the United Public Workers Political Action Committee (UPW), AFSCME Local 646, AFL-CIO.

United Public Workers endorses Pāʻele Kiakona, expanding labor support in House District 14

The United Public Workers, AFSCME Local 646, AFL-CIO, has endorsed Green Party candidate Pāʻele Kiakona for Hawaiʻi State House District 14, becoming the third major labor union to endorse his campaign.

Marijuana legalization bill alive in Senate

Two Senate committees voted Thursday to recommend passage of a bill to legalize adult personal use of cannabis Hawaiʻi and establish taxes on its retail sale and medical use.