ILO

Keone Nunes (bottom, centre) brought the art of traditional tattooing back to Hawaii in the 1990s.
ILO Photo/Kevin Cassidy

Branding Hawaiian culture with tattoos

20 May 2020
Interviews

The teaching of traditional tattooing  underlines the important role indigenous people can play in the modern world; according to Hawaiian tattooist Keone Nues.

He  spoke to Kevin Cassidy, the Director of the ILO’s office for the US, and began by explaining what it means to be Hawaiian.

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A bus driver in New York City wears a mask to protect himself against the Coronavirus.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

Post-pandemic ‘green shift’ in transport could create up to 15 million jobs

19 May 2020
Economic Development

Transforming the transport sector to be more environmentally-friendly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, could create up to 15 million new jobs worldwide and help countries move to greener, healthier economies, according to a UN-backed report published on Tuesday.

Noel Dickinson is a research technician for the Breadfruit Institute at Hawaii's National Tropical Botanical Garden.
ILO Photo/John Isaac

Cultivating a taste for traditional crops in Hawaii

16 May 2020
SDGs

Hundreds of millions of people go hungry around the world, and there are fears the COVID-19 pandemic could make matters worse. In Hawaii, researchers think that bringing back overlooked, traditional crops, could help feed many vulnerable people. As part of an ongoing series focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals and ahead of International Day of Biodiversity marked annually on 22 May, UN News travelled to Hawaii with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to see how researchers are trying to cultivate a taste for indigenous crops.

 

The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative solar facility in the US state of Hawaii.
ILO Photo/Kevin Cassidy

Moving towards 100% renewable power in Hawaii (with a little help from sheep)

10 May 2020
Climate and Environment

The US island state of Hawaii has committed to generating 100 per cent of its power using renewable energy by 2045, demonstrating to other US states and island communities across the world, that sustainable energy can be a reality. UN News travelled to Hawaii with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to talk to a power company executive and a sheep farmer to find out how they are contributing to that goal.

Kai Bussant (pictured) launched her fashion collection just weeks before the coronavirus pandemic spread across the United States.
Nick Shamblott

First Person: Fashionable face masks, creativity and dressing to shop in the COVID era

9 May 2020
Economic Development

A fashion designer and stylist in New Orleans, one of the early epicentres of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, has said that she was left “stifled and confused” by the disruption caused by the pandemic, but recognizes there are opportunities to grow creatively and serve the community by making face masks, with some fashion flair.