Hawaiʻi Co-op Hui
Resources
Recordings from past co-op sessions, plus readings and listening. More to come.
Session recordings
Aug 27, 2025Guam + Hawaiʻi Legislature
How Guam passed its landmark co-op law, building a solidarity economy across Oceania, and what’s possible in Hawaiʻi’s 2026 session.
Tewid Meresbang · Jordan Panuelo · Rep. Ikaika Hussey
Oct 23, 2025Exploring Cooperative Structures
Different ways to structure a co-op, with a focus on worker-owned and multi-stakeholder models.
Fred Medlicott · Dana Shapiro
Feb 26, 2026Power With, Not Power Over
Co-op governance basics, then Dynamic Governance (Sociocracy) as one way to make decisions together.
John Schinnerer
Readings & listening
What is a Worker Cooperative?
A short, clear explainer on the two things that define a worker co-op: the workers own it, and they run it on a one-worker-one-vote basis.
New Economy CoalitionThe Solidarity Economy
The bigger picture: an economy where food, housing, credit, energy, and culture are owned and governed by everyday people. Co-ops are one of its building blocks.
Upstream podcast · Documentary #8 (Spotify)Worker Cooperatives Pt. 1 – Widening Spheres of Democracy
An audio documentary, about an hour long, on the growth of worker co-ops since 2008 and what makes them different — told through a co-op bike and skate shop in Richmond, California that doubles as a community hub, and a look at what a strong co-op ecosystem looks like.