Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action - HAPA

10/19/2026

10/08/2026

The storms have taken lives, destroyed homes, and left communities facing a long recovery. As we rebuild, we have a chance to rethink how we care for our ʻāina.
We’ve known about the dangers of albizia for years, but government inaction and poor land management have allowed the problem to continue. We need real investment in removing invasive trees and restoring native forests.

Let’s rebuild in a way that protects our communities and brings native forests back.

10/07/2026

Let’s donate to these ten fundraisers today!
STORMKOKUA.COM 💚🌱

10/07/2026

If you are looking for a way to get involved Hawaiʻiʻs legislative session and other community issues, you have come to the right place.

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09/29/2026

We believe survivors. We stand with survivors. And we demand accountability.

09/28/2026

Some people say that Hawaiʻi’s millionaire tax will cause wealthy people to pack up and leave…. but that argument relies on some pretty wild assumptions.

The new 13% top rate is expected to bring in $100 million + a year from roughly 2,000 taxpayers. For just 10 people leaving to wipe out that revenue, each one would have to be paying around $10 million in Hawaiʻi income taxes every year.

This is a hypothetical designed to make the tax sound scarier than it is.

The research on wealthy people moving because of taxes doesn’t really support the idea of a mass exodus.

People have roots here. They have homes, businesses, families, and communities here.

So maybe we should spend less time worrying about whether millionaires might leave… and more time asking what $100 million+ in new revenue can do for the people of Hawaiʻi.

09/25/2026

Protect Haleakalā 🫶🏽

“There are already six academic and four space surveillance telescopes on the dormant volcano’s summit... Military officials have said additional telescopes are needed to enhance the United States’ ability to track and identify potential threats among satellites and space debris orbiting the Earth.”

The Maui community has overwhlemingly expressed their concerns for the AMOS STAR proposal for seven new telescopes up on Haleakalā, and yet the Military seems to be pushing forward on the project.

Link in bio 🔗 for the full Civil Beat article written by Erin Nolan!

Follow these accounts for details on what has been going on with Haleakalā
Hinakauhiohope
Kāko'o Haleakalā

09/18/2026

Three catastrophic storms in less than a year is unheard of for Hawai’i 🌀 It has never been more apparent than it is now that things need to change

“If homes are more prepared for storms, it means less costs down the road,” she said. “But it’s really hard for people who are struggling to put food on the table and pay for gas to get to work, so it really does require the professionals in charge to make it easier for people.”

Read the full article 🔗 Link in our bio

09/12/2026

As Hawaiʻi gets hit back to back to back: we must continue to demand change NOW.

09/12/2026

After 9/11, toxic dust and chemicals blanketed Lower Manhattan, exposing thousands of workers, first responders, and residents. Many later developed cancer, respiratory illnesses, and other serious health conditions.

Hawaiʻi knows this story, too. From the 2021 Red Hill fuel contamination that poisoned our drinking water to communities living with pesticide exposure, we know what happens when institutions minimize toxic risks and put power before people.

We also mourn the millions of lives lost in the wars that followed 9/11. The U.S. invasions and military operations across Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, and beyond killed more than 940,000 people directly, including more than 432,000 civilians, with millions more dying from the destruction left behind.

We mourn the dead. We honor the survivors. And we reject a world where some people and communities are treated as expendable. Environmental justice means believing communities when they say something is wrong.