Report: Hawaii still faces health care worker shortages
The state experienced a job vacancy rate of 14% for health care workers, down from 17% in 2022. Read more
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Nina Wu is a staff reporter at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, covering sustainability issues, alternative energy and weather. She was previously arts page editor, a features reporter and business reporter, covering real estate and retail developments.
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Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, she holds Master's degrees from UC Berkeley School of Journalism and The Fletcher School. She studied English and French literature as an undergraduate student and attended public schools K-12.
Her interests include running, yoga and dogs.
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Community group urges Queen’s to avert nurses strike
The strike is imminent, as the Hawaii Nurses’ Association, which represents more than 1,900, has notified Queen’s of a planned, three-day strike starting 11 a.m. on Monday over unfair labor practices at both its downtown and West Oahu campuses. Read more
Maui Health and union agree to new 4-year contract
The union representing health care workers, including nurses at Maui Memorial Medical Center, has ratified a new, four-year contract with Maui Health. Read more
Health workers’ union ratifies new contract with Maui Health
The United Nurses and Health Care Employees of Hawaii, which represents more than 900 workers at Maui Health, said this afternoon its members voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new, four-year contract with their employer. Read more
Hawaii fireworks burn patients stable in Arizona, face long recovery
The six severely injured burn victims were transported over the weekend by a C-17 military jet from Oahu to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona. Read more
President Biden honors members of the Hui Panala‘au
President Joe Biden has posthumously honored the service and sacrifice of the members of Hui Panala‘au, a group of men who courageously volunteered to live on uninhabited Pacific equatorial islands so they could become U.S. territories. Read more
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Hawaii lost women community leaders, entertainers who made big impact
From a revered community matriarch to a war heroine, a popular entertainer, a kumu hula and leaders in media, arts and film, Hawaii lost many prominent women in 2024. Read more
Hawaii tallied more than 100 traffic fatalities in 2024
DOT noted that 24 of the 2024 fatalities listed speeding as the primary contributing factor; 11 cited suspected impairment and additional reckless behaviors. Read more
State fines Hawaii American Water for unpermitted discharges
Hawaii American Water may request a hearing within 20 days of receiving the notice. Read more
Nurses union gives Queen’s notice of dates for 3-day strike
HNA said Queen’s was given its official 10 days advance notice that the strike is scheduled from 7 a.m. Jan. 13 to 6:59 a.m. Jan. 16 at the Queen’s Punchbowl and West campuses. Read more
Nurses strikes loom due to nurse-to-patient ratios
The new year is off to a start with two potential nurse strikes as negotiations drag on at both The Queen’s Health System on Oahu and Wilcox Medical Center on Kauai. Read more
Hawaii saw 16 travel-related dengue cases in 2024
State health officials said today that another travel-related dengue case on Oahu was confirmed last year in a person who was exposed in a country where dengue is common. Read more
Wilcox nurses vote to authorize strike
The latest vote comes on the heels of another one by nearly 2,000 nurses at Queen’s who also voted to authorize a strike on New Year’s Eve. Read more
Queen’s nurses vote to authorize strike
The Queen’s nurses have been working without a contract since June 30. Read more
Lahaina survivor grateful to have a home for the holidays
This holiday season, Jesica Cadiam Standley, a Maui fire survivor, is grateful to have a place to call home for the holidays. Read more
Hawaii residents getting COVID vaccines are now the minority
The days when people lined up for the COVID-19 vaccine are now a distant memory. Read more
Windward side’s first off-leash dog park opens
Dogs on the Windward side of Oahu now have an off-leash park of their own. Read more
State calls for pause on interisland movement of birds due to avian flu
Health Department detects H5 avian flu in Hilo
It appears that the dreaded H5 avian influenza has made its way to Hawaii island. Read more
UH study on quality of life cites housing, health care as stressors
A new dashboard launched by the University of Hawaii at Manoa offers insights into the pressing social, economic and health issues affecting state residents. Read more
State reports H5 avian flu detected in Hilo wastewater
The sample was collected on Dec. 2, officials said. Read more
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