Occupy Honolulu Targets Hyatt Hotel in Waikiki

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By Sanjeev Ranabhat 12/10/2011

Occupy Honolulu protesters made a scene in Waikiki on Saturday afternoon, marching through the streets and surprising hotel guests by carrying their anti-corporate message into the lobby of the Hyatt Regency.

The rally was to celebrate International Human Rights Day. The protesters peacefully marched from the corner of Kalakaua Avenue and Kuhio Avenue to the Hyatt, where they did a “mic check” inside the hotel.

Calling the Hyatt Recency Hotel in Waikiki “one of the most abusive employers in the hotel industry," Occupy protesters said the hotel has violated the human rights.

"They refuse to provide safe workspaces for hotel housekeepers ... and they insist on outsourcing and subcontracting work,” protesters chanted. Occupy members also called out the hotel for being owned Goldman Sachs and the Pritzker family — both part of the 1 percent, they said.

http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2011/12/10/14185-occupy-honolulu-targets-hyatt-hotel-in-waikiki/