This month marks the 76th anniversary of a shameful chapter in history for Hawaii and America — a history that’s no longer remembered broadly, but should be. On Aug. 11, 1950, Congress cited 39 union organizers and union workers in Hawaii for “criminal contempt,” referring them to prosecutor s and potential federal imprisonment because they refused to identify themselves or others as Communist or affiliated with Communists, under questioning by federal lawmakers from the notorious House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). ...read more read less