Over 5,000 nurses join to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care
Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Nurses listen as Jodi Kumasaki speaks about her 2019 experience with her children’s medical care while under a nurse shortage during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Jodi Kumasaki, right, embraces Rosalee Agas-Yuu, RN, President, Hawai‘i Nurses Association (HNA) during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Jodi Kumasaki speaks about her 2019 experience with her children’s medical care while under a nurse shortage during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Charmaine Morales, RN, President, United Nurses and Health Care Employees of Hawaii (UNHCE-UNAC/UHCP) speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Terilyn Carvalho Luke, left, RN, President, Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (HNHP) talks with Rep. Lauren Matsumoto during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Terilyn Carvalho Luke, RN, President, Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (HNHP) speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Terilyn Carvalho Luke, RN, President, Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (HNHP) speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Terilyn Carvalho Luke, RN, President, Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (HNHP), speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Rosalee Agas-Yuu, front left, RN, President, Hawai‘i Nurses Association (HNA), stands with Terilyn Carvalho Luke, middle, RN, President, Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (HNHP), and Charmaine Morales, front right, RN, President, United Nurses and Health Care Employees of Hawaii (UNHCE-UNAC/UHCP), right, during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Christian Fern, UH Professional Assembly (UHPA), speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Rosalee Agas-Yuu, RN, President, Hawai‘i Nurses Association (HNA), speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Rosalee Agas-Yuu, RN, President, Hawai‘i Nurses Association (HNA), speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Rosalee Agas-Yuu, RN, President, Hawai‘i Nurses Association (HNA), speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Rosalee Agas-Yuu, right, RN, President, Hawai‘i Nurses Association (HNA), gestures at Terilyn Carvalho Luke, RN, President, Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (HNHP), left, and Charmaine Morales, second from left, RN, President, United Nurses and Health Care Employees of Hawaii (UNHCE-UNAC/UHCP) while speaking during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Rep. Sean Quinlan speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Rep. Sean Quinlan speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Rep. Sean Quinlan, left, greets leaders of nurses’ unions and supporters during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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Rosalee Agas-Yuu, right, RN, President, Hawai‘i Nurses Association (HNA) is embraced by Rep. Kim Coco Iwamoto during a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Honolulu. Hawaii’s three nurses unions, representing more than 5,000 nurses across the state, are locking arms to advocate for statewide legislation to improve patient care in the islands including safer ratios/safety committees.
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