Hawaii and the nation have made progress in caring for children, seniors and others in need, but there is much more that can be done, starting with paid family medical leave.
November 12, 2023 · 31 min read
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Editor’s note: The Civil Beat Editorial Board and reporters spoke on Thursday with Deborah Zysman, Executive Director for Hawaii Children’s Action Network and Hawaii Childrenʻs Action Network Speaks!, and Ai-jen Poo, executive director of the New York City-based Caring Across Generations and president of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. Poo was in Honolulu last week. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. The care advocates began by explaining the work of their respective organizations.
Zysman: Hawaii Children’s Action Network is a local-based nonprofit. We have friends in other states, but everything about us is local across the state. We work on child and family issues fairly broadly, but it runs the gamut. Our work goes back about 25 years. We started in early education. We now work across the board on education, health, a lot on economic and...
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