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Photographs often are the best way to show dramatic changes. in Hawaii, providing an easy update on landmarks, persons and events. At other times, however, photos showing minimal changes during the years remind us that the more things change, the more they remain the same. Look for examples of big and little changes every Monday in "It's about time," which will inform, update and prod a few memories.

By Ronen Zilberman, Star-Bulletin
This was the scene yesterday at the
Waikiki Shell for the annual Labor Day Family Picnic
hosted by Unity House and including members from
several other local unions.

Star-Bulletin
Many people are celebrating the 116th Labor Day today
by not working, thanks to the work of labor unions.
Congress made it an official national holiday in 1894.
Although most of the world celebrates Labor Day on
May 1, it is set for the first Monday in September in the
United States and Canada. In 1981, local labor leaders
gathered for a holiday rally at the Kapiolani Park
Bandstand. Above, from left: Charles Campbell,
with lei and hat, head of the local Professional Air
Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO); Al
Hamai of the American Federation of State, County
and Municipal Employees; Henry Epstein of the
Hawaii AFL-CIO; and then-former and now
once-again U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink. PATCO
was in the news a lot that year, first for going
on strike, then after President Reagan fired
striking members.

Star-Bulletin
In 1983, "We will be heard" was the theme of the
Labor Day picnic at Ala Moana Park.