Event Overview

• Event Title: REAL TALK: Labor and Immigration Panel
• Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
• Time: 5:30 PM (Doors open at 5:00 PM for food/sign-in)
• Location: IBEW 1186, 1935 Hau Street, Honolulu, HI, 96819
• Presented By: Center for Labor Education and Research (CLEAR) at University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu
• Co-Sponsors: ACLU Hawaiʻi, UNITE HERE! Local 5, Hawaiʻi Workers Center, UFCW 480, IBEW Local 1186, Pride at Work, University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, Oʻahu Rapid Response Coalition (ORRC), UPW Hawaii, ALU, and Ira Gottlieb.

Speakers & Panelists

• Moderator: Professor Osman Keshawarz (Labor Economist, CLEAR)
• Panelists:
  • Kim Cordova – President of UFCW Local 7 & Vice President of UFCW International (speaking on the historic March 2026 JBS strike)
  • Kieran F. Knutson – President of CWA Local 7250
  • Liza Ryan Gill – Executive Director of the Hawaiʻi Coalition for Immigration Rights

• Featured Artist: Darron Cambra (Teacher, Poet)
• Hosts: Dr. Dion Dizon (CLEAR Director) & Ellen-Rae Cachola (CLEAR Librarian & Archivist)

Agenda

• 5:00 PM – Doors Open (Sign in and make a plate!)
• 5:30 PM – Welcome & Introductions
• 5:45 PM – Poetry/Performance by Darron Cambra
• 5:50 PM – Moderated Panel Discussion: Worker Solidarity, Immigration Protections & Collective Action
• 7:00 PM – Q&A Session
• 7:30 PM – Pau and clean up