A labor of love

From left: Gregg Yonemori, Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School principal, Catherine Lederer of the Hawaii AFL-CIO, and Randy Perreira, executive director of the Hawaii Government Employees Association, stand Saturday in the school’s library where union members installed new carpet during the AFL-CIO’s annual Labor of Love community service program.

Dion Dizon and Jamerson Rayoan paint lockers at Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School in Hilo on Saturday as part of the Hawaii AFL-CIO’s Labor of Love community service program. More than 200 union members and other volunteers spent the day painting, installing bulletin boards and basketball hoops, and replacing the carpet in the school’s library.

Photos by TOM CALLIS/Tribune-Herald.