MarshaRose Joyner

MarshaRose Joyner is President Emeritus of the Hawaii Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition.
Governor Shouldn’t Veto Medical Cannabis Transport Bill Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Governor Shouldn’t Veto Medical Cannabis Transport Bill

The legislation would let qualified patients carry their medicine for air travel within the Hawaiian Islands.

My Visit With George H. W. Bush Flickr: George W. Bush Presidential Center

My Visit With George H. W. Bush

A Hawaii Democrat fondly recalls meeting the president-elect the day before his inauguration.

Commemorating The 72nd Anniversary Of Nagasaki Via Wikimedia Commons

Commemorating The 72nd Anniversary Of Nagasaki

罢丑别听true steps to peace must begin with acknowledgment of harmful actions in the past.

Have We Just Witnessed Martial Law? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Have We Just Witnessed Martial Law?

The military stepped in to keep protesters off property that is normally open to the public.

Remembering The Destruction Of A Community Wikimedia Commons

Remembering The Destruction Of A Community

Wednesday marked the 53 anniversary of a nuclear test that destroyed Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

When You Think About Civil Rights, Think About Health Care Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

When You Think About Civil Rights, Think About Health Care

鈥淥f all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhuman,鈥 said Martin Luther King Jr. in 1966.

Birth of the Modern Democratic Party

Birth of the Modern Democratic Party

At Hawaii’s Democratic convention, they should remember a woman who transformed the party 50 years ago.