Who we are

Who We Are

HARIETT is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, that is also a labor-management partnership/Taft-Hartley fund that provides benefits to both members of UNITE HERE! Local 5 and their signatory employers throughout the state of Hawaii.

 

UNITE HERE! Local 5 Trustees
Mr. Eric Gill Financial Secretary/Treasurer UNITE HERE! Local 5 1516 South King Street Honolulu, HI 9682	Mr. Ross Baniaga Comptroller UNITE HERE! Local 5 1516 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96826	Mr. George Gasper Retiree UNITE HERE! Local 5 1516 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96826
Ms. Erlinda Sanchez (Alternate) Organizer UNITE HERE! Local 5 1516 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96826	Ms. Doryne Jardine (Alternate) Member and Staff Services Supervisor UNITE HERE! Local 5 1516 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96826	Mr. Morrison Luka (Alternate) Organizer UNITE HERE! Local 5 1516 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96826

 

Signatory Employer Trustees
Ms. Julie Walker Human Resources Director Hilton Hawaiian Village 2005 Kalia Road Honolulu, HI 96815	Mr. Kevin Gleason Director of Labor Relations - West Coast Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. 585 9th St. #345 Oakland, CA 94607
Ms. Carla Thomas Human Resources Director Grand Hyatt Kauai 1571 Poipu Road Koloa, HI 96756	Ms. Kristen Palagano (Alternate) Area Director of Human Resources Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. 2155 Kalakaua Avenue, Suite 300 Honolulu, HI 96815

 

Executive Director
Mr. James P. Hardway Executive Director HARIETT 1035 University Ave., Suite 202 Honolulu, Hawaii 96826 Phone: (808) 380-6017 Cell: (808) 282-7859 jhardway@hariett.com Members can call anytime before 10pm, 7 days a week	James Hardway has over 12 years of senior managerial experience with organizations focusing on education and workforce development. He is currently the Executive Director of the Hotel and Restaurant Industry Employment & Training Trust ("HARIETT"), a non-profit institution and a labor-management partnership/Taft-Hartley fund that provides benefits to both members of UNITE HERE! Local 5 and employers throughout the State of Hawaii. HARIETT trains and upgrades the skills of several hundred of UNITE HERE! Local 5 members in the hospitality industry each year. Prior to joining the HARIETT, James served as the Executive Director of the State of Hawaii Workforce Development Council ("WDC"). The WDC is an employer-led state agency that is the principal advisor to the Governor on workforce development issues, oversees the state's job training infrastructure, develops job training programs, and manages several million dollars in federal grants for workforce development. Mr. Hardway is a graduate of the University of Hawaii-Manoa.
Program Manager
Mr. Justin Jansen Program Manager HARIETT 1035 University Ave., Suite 202 Honolulu, Hawaii 96826 Phone: (808) 380-6018 jjansen@hariett.com	Justin Jansen has over 7 years of experience with social welfare organizations. He currently serves as a Program Manager for the HARIETT. Prior to joining the HARIETT, Justin spent two years as an Organizer with UNITE HERE! Local 5. Previous to that he worked as an employment counselor for Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, as a Family Literacy Program Director with the Jane Addams Hull House Association in Chicago, Illinois, and as a youth educator for the U.S. Peace Corps in Bolivia. Justin is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa.