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 96826
Ms. Erlinda Sanchez (Alternate)
Organizer
UNITE HERE! Local 5
1516 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96826
Mr. Ross Baniaga
Comptroller
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. George Gasper
Retiree
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
Ms. Carla Thomas
Human Resources Director
Grand Hyatt Kauai
1571 Poipu Road
Koloa, HI 96756
Mr. Kevin Gleason
Director of Labor Relations – West Coast
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
585 9th St. #345
Oakland, CA 94607
Ms. Kristen Palagano (Alternate)
Area Director of Human Resources
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
2155 Kalakaua Avenue, Suite 300
Honolulu, HI 96815
HARIETT Staff
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
Keith Nakano
Program Manager
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.