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Hundreds of nurses gather at Hawaii State Capitol as tension escalates

Tensions between the Hawaii Nurses’ Association, which represents 600, and Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children, have escalated after the former held a one-day strike on Friday, and the latter locked the nurses out on Saturday.

By Jamm Aquino

Sept. 17, 2024

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Nurse Deby Spangler, front, joins hundreds of striking nurses the State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Honolulu.
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Hundreds of striking nurses gather at the State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Honolulu. Tensions between the Hawaii Nurses’ Association, which represents 600, and Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children, have escalated after the former held a one-day strike on Friday, and the latter locked the nurses out on Saturday.
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Sen. Kurt Fevella, left, joins hundreds of striking nurses at the State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Honolulu.
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Hundreds of striking nurses march out from the State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Honolulu. Tensions between the Hawaii Nurses’ Association, which represents 600, and Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children, have escalated after the former held a one-day strike on Friday, and the latter locked the nurses out on Saturday.
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Hundreds of striking nurses march out from the State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Honolulu. Tensions between the Hawaii Nurses’ Association, which represents 600, and Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children, have escalated after the former held a one-day strike on Friday, and the latter locked the nurses out on Saturday.
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Rep. Kim Coco Iwamoto, middle, walks with Rosalee Agas-Yuu, second from right, president of the Hawaii Nurses Association, on their way to Hawaii governor Josh Green’s office at the State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Honolulu.
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John Witeck, of the Hawaii Workers Center, walks with an open letter to be delivered to Hawaii governor Josh Green at the State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Honolulu.
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Several hundred striking nurses gather at the State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Honolulu.
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President of Hawaii Nurses’ Association Rosalee Agas-Yuu pauses while gathering with hundreds of fellow striking nurses at the State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Honolulu.
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President of Hawaii Nurses’ Association Rosalee Agas-Yuu is silhouetted at the State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Honolulu.
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Nurse Laurie Panoncillo, middle, yells while holding a sign reading “Illegal LOCKOUT” as she gathers with hundreds of other striking nurses at the State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Honolulu.
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Hundreds of striking nurses wave signs outside the State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Honolulu. Tensions between the Hawaii Nurses’ Association, which represents 600, and Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children, have escalated after the former held a one-day strike on Friday, and the latter locked the nurses out on Saturday.
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Hundreds of striking nurses march out from the State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Honolulu. Tensions between the Hawaii Nurses’ Association, which represents 600, and Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children, have escalated after the former held a one-day strike on Friday, and the latter locked the nurses out on Saturday.
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Hundreds of striking nurses are reflected in the window of a passing tour bus at the State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Honolulu. Tensions between the Hawaii Nurses’ Association, which represents 600, and Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children, have escalated after the former held a one-day strike on Friday, and the latter locked the nurses out on Saturday.
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President of Hawaii Nurses’ Association Rosalee Agas-Yuu, bottom, speaks to fellow nurses at the State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Honolulu. Tensions between the Hawaii Nurses’ Association, which represents 600, and Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children, have escalated after the former held a one-day strike on Friday, and the latter locked the nurses out on Saturday.

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